Archive for the ‘China Travel’ Category
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Why not take a trip to some small towns far from the big cities and enjoy a slow, relaxed way of life? The Shenzhen Daily features some quiet rural places with few visitors and a great environment for slowing down:
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
The new high speed rail service between Wuhan and Shenzhen has commenced, with the entire trip taking only 4 hours and 13 minutes. The new line connects Wuhan to Guangzhou and Guangzhou to Shenzhen, and departs from the Shenzhen North Railway Station where there is a direct connection with the Shenzhen Metro. It makes it easy to visit Wuhan from Shenzhen, as well as other major places of interest such as Changsha.
Tags: Changsha, CNTV, High Speed Rail, Shenzhen, Shenzhen Daily, Shenzhen Metro, Shenzhen North Railway Station, Wuhan, Wuhan Cherry Blossom Festival Posted in China News, China Travel, Modern China, Shenzhen News, Tours from Shenzhen | Comments Off on Wuhan-Shenzhen high-speed rail starts operation
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
The next destination in James Baquet’s excellent series of Shenzhen Daily articles on Chinese temples and halls is Shanghai:
For previous articles in James Baquet’s series on Chinese temples and halls see Temples of Putuo Mountain and Ningbo, Hangzhou’s Jingci Temple and Exploring Shenzhen’s Temples.
Tags: Buddhism, Buddhist, Chenxiang Pavilion, Jing’an Temple, Longhua Temple, Shanghai, Shenzhen Daily, Temple, Temples, Yuanming Lecture Hall, Yufo Temple Posted in China Travel, Chinese History | Comments Off on Shanghai Temples
Friday, April 6th, 2012
Putuo Mountain is an island in Zhoushan prefecture of Zhejiang Province, and is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism. It can be reached by boat from the major cities of Ningbo, also located in Zhejiang Province, and Shanghai. James Baquet continues his excellent series of Shenzhen Daily articles on Chinese temples with stories of his visits to temples and other sites on Putuo Mountain and temples in and around Ningbo:
For previous articles in James Baquet’s series of articles on Chinese temples see Hangzhou’s Jingci Temple and Exploring Shenzhen’s Temples.
Tags: Ayuwang Temple, Buddhism, Fayu Temple, Huiji Temple, Nantianmen, Ningbo, Puji Temple, Putuo Mountain, Qita Temple, Shenzhen Daily, Temple, Temples, Tiantong Temple, Zhejiang, Zhoushan Posted in China Travel, Chinese History | Comments Off on Temples of Putuo Mountain and Ningbo
Monday, February 6th, 2012
China is the “country of the dragon”, with the dragon featuring prominently in Chinese mythology and folklore. The Shenzhen Daily article Country of the dragon introduces some fascinating places where you can learn about this aspect of Chinese history in the Year of the Dragon – Longmen Grottoes in Henan, Longji Terrace, Guangxi and Huanglong, Sichuan. I visited the amazing Longmen Grottoes during my trip to Luoyang in Henan Province in 2008 (see the story and pictures).
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