Zoe and Ade at Zhenhai Tower

Destination Choina.....Guangzhou and Honkers!

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April 28th 2011
Destination China began before we even landed. Our predominantly Chinese populated flights from Mumbai to KL and KL to Guangzhou certainly gave us an introduction to just how loud the Chinese people seem to be. Talking seems to consist of not calm and measured speech but outright shouting at one another, regardless of whether the intended recipient is close or not. The flights all in all were rela ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more