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Traveling to the Autonomous County of Tujia and Miao of Youyang, near Chongqing

Leave a Comment / Travel around China / By Manuel Recchia / 10 minutes of reading

Located to the southeast of the Municipality of Chongqing, the most extensive and populated of the four Chinese municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), the autonomous county of Tujia and Miao of Youyang (酉阳土家族苗族自治县) is the largest county of the Municipality. Called Youzhou in ancient times, Youyang represents a real cultural cradle for the 18 …

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How to use Telegram in China and Access the Internet without Restrictions

Leave a Comment / Internet and Technology / By Sergi Portolés / 5 minutes of reading

As you likely already know, in China, Internet use restrictions exist, which means that many apps and websites can’t be freely accessed. In this article, we will give you a simple explanation on how you can use Telegram and any other app or website that is blocked in China. Before getting started Is Telegram blocked …

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Transsiberian Railway Tour Guide

Travel around China / By Sergi Portolés / 8 minutes of reading

This article is aimed to provide all the necessary information to organize your tour with the mythical Trans-Siberian and is based on my personal experience as a traveler and resident in Beijing. In this article you will find (you can click below to read directly the section that you are interested): Transsiberian Tour – Index …

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Bordering on Hong Kong: The easiest routes in and out of Shenzhen

41 Comments / Hong Kong SAR, Travel around China / By Vanessa Anderson / 12 minutes of reading

Shekou Ferry Terminal Shenzhen by Chris At first glance, it’s hard to believe that the Chinese city of Shenzhen, situated directly north of Hong Kong on mainland China, was nothing more than a sleepy fishing village back in 1979. This area became China’s first, and one of its most successful, Special Economic Zones and is …

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Day Trip to Turpan – in Xinjiang – on High Speed Rail

1 Comment / Travel around China / By Sapore di Cina / 4 minutes of reading

This article was written by Josh Summers, the founder of FarWestChina. I remember years ago taking a trip to Turpan, a quiet but once important stop on the ancient Silk Road. I woke up early in the morning to catch a bus from the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi where I spent over three hours sitting …

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Yuntai Mountain: The Henan’s AAAAA scenic area, whatever that it means (Photo Essays)

1 Comment / Travel around China / By Sergi Portolés / 6 minutes of reading

In this article you’ll find a review of the most popular natural reserve of Henan province, the Yuntai mountain. You’ll also find a lot of pics and all the info you need to know for visiting this place. Enjoy! Yuntai Mountain The Yuntai mountain (云台山) is located in the Xiuwu county (修武) that belongs to …

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This is not your grandmother’s Tai Chi – A trip to deepest China in search of the original Taiji Quan

1 Comment / Asian Society & History / By Sapore di Cina / 14 minutes of reading

Old School BW by Michael Garrigues This article was written by Luca Magnabosco who, with a degree in sociology from Trento, lives and works in the remote province of Vicenza. His interests are Chinese culture, folklore, martial arts and social sciences, sometimes simultaneously. When time and money permit, he reads and travels. On his blog, Cambaluq, among …

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Living with a Chinese family and doing an internship in Beijing: My experience

1 Comment / Live in China / By Sapore di Cina / 9 minutes of reading

Me, Liu (behind me) and some friends of the family Today we publish an article written by Caterina Saccani, who at the moment is living with a Chinese family in Beijing while she studies Chinese and works as an intern at a language school, LTL Mandarin School. How I wound up in China I studied …

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The singles market of People Square, Shanghai

3 Comments / Asian Society & History / By Sapore di Cina / 7 minutes of reading

After publishing The Chinese Sex Symbol: What are Chinese women looking for? we received several messages of people claiming that if twenty years ago it was true that in China there was some pressure to get married as soon as possible, nowadays the situation has changed, especially in the big cities. Really? Even if I …

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What do you expect from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet?

4 Comments / Travel around China / By Sapore di Cina / 4 minutes of reading

Potala Palace view’s from Jokhang Temple When I arrived in Lhasa all I could think about was that I needed a shower. I got there by train and it was two days that I couldn’t get one. Besides that, I felt a sense of accomplishment. When I was a teenager I could imagine myself traveling …

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What there is on my backpack when I travel around Asia?

10 Comments / Travel around China / By Sapore di Cina / 8 minutes of reading

My luggage during my three weeks in Xinjang. One of the questions that I receive from the readers that are coming to China is: “What the hell should I put on my backpack?” My answer usually is: “Unless you are planning to climb the Everest, the same things that you would bring to any other …

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Quantum Memory Power: Improve your memory and learn languages

6 Comments / Learn Chinese / By Sapore di Cina / 13 minutes of reading

Chinese character dictionary by Ian Lamont Click here to discover what Chinese courses that we recommend at the moment! Why should you be interested on memory? The reason for which people that have a better memory will learn a language better and faster should be obvious. No matters the language you are studying, if you …

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The Best Hotels in Zhangjiajie and the Scenic Area of Wulingyuan

Leave a Comment / Hotels in Asia / By Sergi Portolés / 8 minutes of reading

Zhangjiajie and the Scenic Area of Wulingyuan is one of the most impressive national parks in China and to explore it you’ll need to spend at least one night there. This guide is a selection of some of best hotels in Zhangjiajie municipality, whatever your budget may be. If your looking for general recommendations on …

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The Best Hotels and Crusies in Halong Bay, UNESCO World Heritage Site

2 Comments / Hotels in Asia, Vietnam / By Sergi Portolés / 10 minutes of reading

Halong City located in the Vietnamese province of Quảng Ninh is one of the most popular touristic destination in Vietnam because of the Halong Bay a spectacular natural site declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Finding a good place to stay in Halong can be difficult because of the large number of options available. …

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The Best Hotels in Bangkok, the Capital of Thailand

1 Comment / Hotels in Asia, Thailand / By Sergi Portolés / 11 minutes of reading

Bangkok with more than 8 million people is an enormous city with several thousands hotels, which may make choosing where to stay extremely difficult. This guide is a selection of the best hotels in Bangkok, whatever your budget may be. Bangkok is a megalopolis and traffic can be nightmare during rush hour. Even though its …

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Travel to Chiang Rai, the city of the White Temple

The Best Hotels in Chiang Rai, Starting Point of the Golden Triangle

Leave a Comment / Hotels in Asia, Thailand / By Sergi Portolés / 9 minutes of reading

Chiang Rai is the last city in the north of Thailand and one of the top touristic destinations in the famous Golden Triangle. The city offers a large number of accommodation and finding a good hotel can be difficult. In this article you’ll find the review of some of the best hotels in Chiang Rai …

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Travel to Phuket, Thailand’s biggest island

The Best Hotels in Phuket

1 Comment / Hotels in Asia, Thailand / By Sergi Portolés / 12 minutes of reading

Phuket is the biggest and one of the most famous islands in Thailand and a top touristic destination. Here you’ll find the review of some of the best hotels in Phuket City, Patong and close to the Phuket Airport, the hotels chosen in this article are suitable for any kind of budget, form the best …

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Prostitution in China

9 Comments / Live in China / By Sapore di Cina / 4 minutes of reading

An example of business card you may get walking down Nanjing Road, Shanghai. In Shanghai there are so many prostitutes that I got curious and I did some researches about prostitution in China. One of best source of information on the topics is Red Lights: The Lives of Sex Workers in Postsocialist China. According to …

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The art of seduction: the story of Xi Shi, beauty of China

Leave a Comment / Books & Movies / By Sapore di Cina / 3 minutes of reading

West Lake, Hangzhou. The West Lake (西湖, Xī Hú) in Hangzhou is said to be the incarnation of 西施 (Xī Shī), one of the four beauties of China. Hence it is also called Xi Zi Lake, where “Xi Zi” means Lady Xi. This is the story of Xi Shi as told in The Art of …

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The Best Hotels in Guangzhou, the Capital of Trading

Leave a Comment / Hotels in Asia / By Sergi Portolés / 11 minutes of reading

In this article you’ll find a review of the best hotels in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province. All the hotels are located close to the city center or near the airport. Also, we ordered them by price, covering a wide range of budgets. If you are going to Guangzhou for the Canton Fair, you …

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