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Asia » China » Hunan » Xiangxi November 13th 2014

8 Days with Shu Fey-Tuesday- Xi’an This morning we’re off early, up at 4:45 as we’re leaving for the airport at 6:00 am for an 8:00 China Eastern flight to Xi’an. This will be the only really early morning of our week. The airport is about 45 minutes away today as the traffic is not bad. Because of the APEC meeting here in Beijing, and the need to reduce pollution and traffic, many government workers have been given a week off to go on vacation, plus only cars with license plates ending in an odd number can be on the road today. This has all worked in our favor. The cool winds, coupled with fewer cars on the road, plus people going out of town on vacation, have left us with a less congested city and ... read more

Phoenix Town

Asia » China » Hunan » Xiangxi March 21st 2014

Phoneix Town

crystaljin

Introduction The Phoenix Ancient Town is located in Xiangxi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture,Hunan Province,and also border on the southwestern Guizhou Province and the West Songtao, Tongren County.It is one of the smaller counties in Hunan,but now it is known as the most beautiful ancient town for its long history and well-preserved appearances.The name of Phoenix town mainly derived from the Phoenix Mountain which is in a phoenix shape. The Phoenix town today consist of 5 zones and 27 townships. With 300,000 people, which is a multi-ethnic County with Miao, Han, Tujia, and so on. The County is in sub-tropical moist monsoon climate,and the average annual temperature is 15.9 ℃. Phoenix is not only rich in natural resources,beautiful mountains and rivers, but also possessing many scenic and historical sites. Next are 9 famous spots in the ... read more

Brief history of China

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...more history

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