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Yunnan,my hometown ,wherever I go you are always in my heart!



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Biking to Lijiang from Dali

Published: April 20th 2010Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali
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April 20th 2010

I have to say sorry because my travelblog has not been updated for very long time.I am sure I will blog as soon as I finishing every trip. I made a bike trip from Dali old town to Lijiang old town with a Spanish lady called Monica and a suizo se llama Etienne.Both of they are very nice people,and both of they speak very good Spanish(Especially Monica.Of course!)I have learnt a lot Spanish when we were travelling. D1 Having Problem to Find the guesthouse.I was told they stayed in the Four Seasons Guest House.I have right name but the are three guesthouse was called four seasons guest house in Dali old town.And unfortunately they three “four seasons guest house” stated at the four corner of Dali old town.I found my friends at the last one. ... read more



Diving Qingdao

Published: October 22nd 2008Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao
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October 18th 2008

Diving in Qingdao To be frank the weather in Qingdao is not very good for surfing(at least it’s not an ideal pleace to surf).This year the Olympic regatta games have almost canceled,because the wind is not strong enough to hold sailing games at all!However the wind suddenly become strong just 2 days before the regatta games begun.Well I do not have good luck like this,when carried a surf broad to the beach,the ocean is as calm as I receive a ticket.Haha. This summer I fall in love with diving,when I was in Dali,and I soon realize it’s will be same interesting if I diving in Qingdao. Where to dive? Zhanqiao is ideal choice! At the end of Zhanqiao is an pavilion(Water returning pavilion)Since Zhanqiao is one of the Qingdao’s major scenery spots millions of tourists ... read more



Shangri-la

Published: September 2nd 2008Asia » China » Yunnan » Shangri-La
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September 2nd 2008

Shangri-la Shangri-la actually means “Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture”.I have been there many times when I was very young,because my dad is a geologist and that region ia very rich in mineral resource. Shangri-la has changed a lot, because of tourism,and the book “The Lost Horizon”. This summer I went to Shangri-la again,to my surprise this region has been well developed during the past years.When I was there many years ago, only a street named Changzhengdadao Rd. was can be seen.But now there are at least 20 branches were built and the bus station was rebuilt. Fortunately it’s not going to be a modern city,because everything was rebuilt as they used be. After my dad finished his job in Deqing county,we paid a visit to the Songzanlin Lamasery of Shangri-la.I gotta tell people somethi... read more



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July 30th 2008

Baigongguan Prison & Zhazidong Prison are located in the Gele Muntain in Chongqing,where Kuomingtang tortured the communist during WWⅡ. Believe or not all the Chinese people know this prsion because there is an article about the yongest martyr who died for the PRC.His name is Song Zhengzhong"宋振中",he was arrested with his Mom when he was only one year old ,never know what candy taste in his life and because of lacking of nutrition he has never grown up.With his only skin and bone body his head looks really big so he got the nick name "Little Radish".... read more



Wuliangye Liquor Group

Published: July 22nd 2008Asia » China » Sichuan » Yibin
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July 22nd 2008

A name brand worldwide.The most famous liquor band in China,and what more the most matter,I mean what Chinese people care about most is drinking.Someone once said "The Chinese people do everyhting carelessly,but drinking.If someone else invite you to drink you must drink as well.The westerns didn't drink in the same way that's because compare with Chinese they are very individual.Chinese drinking culture has very long histroy,haha,every westerners get puzzled when they was invited by a Chinese to bottles up(that means you drink up all the liquor at the same time)Some strong liquor also used to drink like this. Let's go back to the Wuliangye Liquor.I have my frist imprsion from this video (http://you.video.sina.com.cn/sihaichun0531) I used just believe Wuliangye Liquor is a common manufacturing plant ,but this video told me much more about the factroy.The factory is ... read more



9 Days Later,I Can Travel Again.

Published: July 9th 2008Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao
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July 9th 2008

9 more days,I have booked my ticket to Chengdu on 18th July.Before that I gotta cram for the exams!And then my summer vacation will begin! I have dreamed the last moment for the whole yaer,but I am really stressed when the moment coming.It's like a gamble,you gotta pick and choose areas of guess and focus what will be on the exams.It's always a gamble actually.What's more,it's will add more stress to study at the last moment!To add mroe stress I have spanish to learn. I gotta say that it's next to impossible to balance the exams and my spanish.Me gusta Espanol,speaking good spanis is my biggest dream,but 8 exams in 9 day have given me a lot of stress.And my summer vaction,my Sichuan journey WOW!I can't wait! Since I can't deny the exams,just enjoy it! ... read more



Meeting Australian Friends in Qingdao

Published: March 20th 2008Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao
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March 20th 2008

Though it just like dreaming,my friend who hasn’t seen for many show up again!Ha ha.Though Portia just spent 2days in Qingdao,we had a lot of wonderful time!I felt uncertain and unconfident when I roaming in Qingdao 3years ago,because I am a totally stranger to this city,but now my Australian friends who I met in Dali is walking with me.I think they won’t feel uncertain like I did three years ago. This Catholic church is called St.Michael’s Cathedral,which was desinghed by a German architect Pipieruch in a Gothic and Roman style.This building is occupying a land area of 1,900sg.m.The design of the church forms a cross.Between the two symmetrical towers and in the 30 meters high,a terrace was built.There are four big bronze bells in the towers,whose voices are melodious and conxrete.the top of the church is ... read more



Wonderful time between Mt.Cangshan Erhai Lake

Published: February 12th 2008Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali
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February 12th 2008

Mt.Cangshan was covered by white snow all over the year,so pure &so beauty.Erhai lake has that kind of blue ,which touched my heart deeply. It's amazing to enjoy everything in Dali when the entire China is sitll very cold,and million Chinese people have been surfing the bad weather. So luckily to buy the round-trip ticket with such huge discount.I have eventualy come back to my HOMETOWN without sur from the bad weather in south China!... read more



Velodrome of Rizhao ,China

Published: December 7th 2007Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao
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December 1st 2007

Hardly believe that I can cycle in the Velodrome(Bycicle Stadium)again!The trip to Rizhao remind me my short time in Sports Academy when I was in Yunnan.Soon after my right knee was badly injured I quit the Sports Academy. quitting the sports academy is a good choice so far,because my knee even don’t recovered completely so far . However I can here my inner voice :I still wanna be one of those athletes.How I wishes to do so ,but all I can do is just watch .I lost the best time to be an athlete. ... read more



Qingdao Surf

Published: October 25th 2007Asia » China » Shandong » Qingdao
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October 25th 2007

Three years !!! Even though I have been in ,a coastal city,Qingdao three years.I haven't been so happy &excited!I have never found so much fun in the sea. I am from southwest China ,my hometown is wedged between Mt.Cangshan and Erhai lake (a fresh water lake,2000 ).I had not saw the sea until I attempted my university in Qingdao 3years ago . when I was 19years old,I saw the sea for the first time in my life .I will never forget how excited I was to see the real sea !Last week when the 11surfers (Todd,David,Simon,Lindsey,Tammy,James,Chirstina,Jess,Marion,Moira&Nora)from California come Qingdao to teach ,Chinese students,us to surf.Which recall me how excited I was three years ago. Thanks for Todd,David,Simon,Lindsey,Tammy ,James,Chirstina,Jess,Marion,Moira&Nora for teaching us surfing this week. They are very nice person.All of they have take their surfborad ... read more






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