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Cruising Yantai-Dalian; Sea Views and Seagull BBQ Included

Excitement in the air is tangible as up to 2,000 people discover they are now back online. For this is not a plane where flight mode can be more or less ignored; it’s the middle of the ocean, and...

Chengdu; Pandas, Poets & Lost (Extra Terrestrial) Worlds

Fully a month has passed since I took in Sanxingdui, yet, to be honest, the potential magnitude of that I saw is still sinking in. But then, I’m a believer… 进入三星堆已经过去了整整一个月,但说实话,我所看到的潜在的规模仍然在不断加深。但是,我是一个信徒…… The Nanjinger’s recent visit to Chengdu for business happily afforded...

The Magical Properties of the Indestructible Golden Ginkgo

Ginkgo trees are old. Like really old. Older even than the city of Xuzhou in northwest Jiangsu. That it be the oldest in the Province, dating back 6,000 years, makes it a fitting home therefore for forests of ginkgo. 银杏树很老了。就像真的老了一样。甚至比江苏西北部的徐州市还要古老。它是该省最古老的,可以追溯到...

Exploring Cool Highlands; 2,000KM by Bike in Western China

How do you best combine fresh air, green pastures, ancient Buddhist grottoes, Tibetan culture, mountain passes and physical activity with photography? On a bike trip through Gansu and Sichuan. And here I was.  如何最好地将新鲜空气、绿色牧场、古老佛教石窟、西藏文化、山口和体育活动与摄影结合起来?骑自行车穿越甘肃和四川。我就在这里。 Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, can easily...

Stray Cats, Five Leaf Clovers & Lakes of Magnificence, in Huai’an

Huai’an in our very own Jiangsu has as its biggest claim to fame that it was the home of Zhou Enlai, China’s first and longest-serving Premier. Rightfully revered to this day, history buffs will therein revel in a grand...

Pears & Poetry! Springtime in Best Kept Secret Water Town; Lili

Way down deep in Suzhou’s south lies the crown jewel in all of China’s Jiangnan water towns. Affording deep contemplation, millennium-old authenticity, untroubled tranquility among the blossoms and credentials in poetry beyond compare; all are about to come knocking...

Forget Sanya! Catch a Wave in Wanning; China’s Capital of Surf

Our taxi driver said, more or less, “You gotta be kidding”, as he turned the car onto the jungle path. 我们的出租车司机或多或少地说,「你一定是在开玩笑”,他把车开到丛林小路上。 It had been a 2.5 hour drive from Haikou International Airport in Hainan; not short but nothing compared to the...

Macau; Convergence of Catholicism & Global Cardinal to 100% Unashamed Capitalism

John Waite was belting out, “Missing You”, as we stepped into a taxi outside Macau International Airport. That, along with the fact that the vehicle was a Toyota Crown, affirmed that Macau is similar to Hong Kong, the Philippines...

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