Category Archives: China

It was the last day of our holiday. We had checked out of our room but had an hour to wait before our coach collected us to take us to the airport. I went to stand on a street corner … Continue reading →

The Summer Palace is situated 9 miles northwest of Beijing in the Haidian District. The main entrance is via the East Palace Gate and you then reach the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. It was built in 1750, burned down … Continue reading →

The Temple of Heaven park is located in the Chongwen District of Beijing and was the place where the emperors held the heaven worship ceremony.It is vast, covering an area of 2,700,000 metres and is thus larger than The Forbidden … Continue reading →

The thirteen Ming Tombs are scattered over an area of forty square kilometres in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing. On our short tour we were only to see a small fraction of this. The Ming Tombs were constructed … Continue reading →

No visit to Beijing would be complete without going to see the Great Wall. Construction began in the 7th century BC when various dukes constructed walls around their territories for self defence. In 221 BC after Emperor Qinshihuang unified China … Continue reading →

After a brilliant day looking at the Terra-cotta army we spent the evening seeing a different type of culture. We visited the Tang Palace Theatre and restaurant to dine and see the Tang Dynasty Show. The show featured an ancient … Continue reading →

On March 29th 1974, local farmers from XiYang village in LingTong County were drilling a series of wells in search of water. They discovered some fragments of pottery and some ancient bronze weapons. The head of the village reported the … Continue reading →

After our visit to Fengdu, the Ghost City we boarded our ship for the final leg of our cruise – the journey upstream to Chongqing. It was a chance to sit back, relax and watch the river traffic. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. That … Continue reading →