Laoshan Mountain or Mount Lao (Shan means mountain) is a the most visited mountain in the east coast of China. Its rocks are shaped by ancient glaciers and it is one of the places that gave birth to Taoism. On the road up to the entrance of the mountain you can see some sculptures and ... Share
To talk about common days in China is to talk about something new and different. Every day you can discover new things. For the Chinese people these things may be ordinary and just part of their daily routines. In this post I share some images I took here in China in 2011. Click on a ... Share
Known as the Gate of Heavenly Peace or the Tian’anmen, this monument is the main political icon of the country. Here it is where the People’s Republic of China was officially declared. The Chinese coat of arms depicts this same monument. The hung painting on the top of the entrance is a portrait of Mao ... Share
There is an old Chinese saying that states “Heaven has the Paradise and the Earth has Hangzhou and Suzhou”. Certainly Suzhou is a beautiful city. It was founded in 514 B.C. and it is called the Venice of China. You can take a look the following pictures and guess why. I hope you enjoy. ... Share
It has been there for at leas 1700 years. Today it has been absorbed by Shanghai’s borders. Nevertheless, it still has its picturesque style and remote and ancient villa feeling. It is call Zhujiajiao. Don’t ask me to pronounce it, see my pictures instead. I was there more than a month ago, but by looking ... Share
During the autumnal mornings of this year and along a river canal in Suzhou, I found this building with big doors and a small boy sitting there while playing with a small toy. To enlarge the image, click on the picture. Share Share
While traveling in the city of Suzhou, I saw a very talented man who was sculpting the bust of two people. It is common to see drawing artists, but I don’t usually see sculptures in the street offering their services. You can see the talent of the man in the following pictures. To see the ... Share
I think most of the people like to stand in the top of hill and be amazed by unique views you can get from there. The viewpoint may be outdoors or indoors in a nice restaurant with the city literally below our feet. Qingdao is a city with several viewpoints along its beaches. During my ... Share
Would you like to see Qingdao from the top? I went to the TV tower and even though it was during a cloudy day I was able to enjoy the view. The tower viewpoint room was interesting. There were some artifacts and decorations designed to be optical illusions or mental puzzles. There was, for example, ... Share
While having a tour in a comfortable van with twelve passengers in a sunny Saturday through the streets of Qingdao, our tour guide made a comment that a famous Chinese writer said something like this: “The ideal life of a Chinese man is a US home, a Chinese cook, a Japanese wife, a French ... Share
Laoshan Mountain or Mount Lao (Shan means mountain) is a the most visited mountain in the east coast of...
To talk about common days in China is to talk about something new and different. Every day you can...
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