I visited Beijing during Spring Festival this year. The temple fairs were amazing! Has anyone else been to the Ditan Temple Fair? The traditional snacks and crafts were wonderful.
Visited Zhangjiajie and the sandstone pillars are even more dramatic in person than in the Avatar film that made them famous. Standing on the glass bridge looking down at the forest 300 meters below w ...
Spent two weeks driving through Yunnan province and I feel like I discovered a completely different country. The landscape shifts from tropical rainforest to alpine meadows to ancient towns in the spa ...
Spent an afternoon in a traditional teahouse in Chengdu and I understand now why people say Chengdu has the best quality of life in China. Ordered a pot of jasmine tea, paid about 30 yuan, and sat the ...
Rented a bike and spent a whole day cycling through the hutongs in Beijing and it was the best day I have had here. The narrow alleyways, the courtyard houses, the old men playing chess outside, the s ...
Started joining the morning tai chi group in the park near my apartment and it has completely changed my relationship with this city. The group meets at 6:30am, mostly retirees, and they were incredib ...
Just had my first Beijing hot pot experience and WOW. The spicy broth was intense but so flavorful. Loved the lamb slices and those frozen tofu cubes that soak up all the soup. The dipping sauce stati ...
A winter melon soup hotpot is a whole winter melon that is hollowed out, filled with broth and various ingredients like seafood, meat, and mushrooms, and then steamed or simmered. The melon itself bec ...
Little did I know that one of the world's four major Gothic cathedrals with an all-stone structure is right here in Guangzhou! The other three, though, you must have heard of: Notre-Dame de Paris, Wes ...
Check out the Longji Rice Terraces! My legs are killing me after all those steps, but man, this view is 100% worth it. Came in autumn and the golden paddies are just 🤯.
Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 6th this year. In the Pearl River Delta region, the celebration goes beyond eating mooncakes and admiring the full moon—it includes a vibrant and fiery tradition ...
The boat trip lasts for more than three hours, and the whole journey is very smooth without causing seasickness. I was surrounded by landscape views of mountains and water along the way.
Shiwan Town is a place with an enormous variety of ceramics, and the prices are also quite comparable.You can just come out from the Gate D of the Shiwan Metro Station.
**Travel Diary – David’s Journey to Edinburgh, Scotland**
**Date: April 5, 2025**
**Location: Edinburgh, Scotland**
Today marks the first full day of my trip to Edinburgh, and I can already tell ...
With only a few days left until the Spring Festival, I visited the flower market and bought some fresh flowers and couplets to decorate my home, preparing to welcome the arrival of the new year. The e ...
