Bui Vien, the most touristic street of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). The approach “Do you know how to eat it?” I hear from the table behind. “No idea,” answers one the two girls that are sitting at the table beside mine. “I was sure you didn’t,” keeps going the guy. Now that he has […]
Are you looking for a tour in Laos or Southeast Asia? Click here to find out more about the tours we recommend Combining a trip to China and Laos on the same visit may seem strange, however it can be a very interesting thematic tour. The Chinese region of Yunnan for climate and environment could easily be
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As we’ve often said, to learn a foreign language it’s important to watch lots of films and listen to many songs in the original language, rather it would be better to memorize and sing them. Unfortunately, many don’t like Chinese language songs because they’re quite different than Western tastes. Fortunately for those learning Chinese, now
Before arriving in Vietnam I was expecting a country similar to southwest China with less pollution and more scooters. And I was right! No, wait, I’m just joking. There are a lot of differences between China and Vietnam. In this post I would like to underline ten habits of Vietnamese that surprised me (keep in
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It’s more than two years that I live in China – the country of dog-eaters by default – but I’d never seen a slaughtered dog. It may be because I only spent a few weeks in Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces, the Southern provinces where the habit of eating dog meat is most common. Or maybe
While we get on the night bus that will bring us to Hué I look at Jelen and tell her: “I’m happy we are leaving Hanoi. I was craving a bit of peace.” It wasn’t because of the insistence of the street vendors or the screams of the pseudo-backpackers that cross the world to get
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The Forbidden City as seen from Coal to the south. Introduction The residences of kings, sovereigns or emperors that we’re used to seeing in Western countries, though being rich and opulent, are the size of a large palace or at most, especially from pre-Renaissance times, a castle. In China, starting in the late Medieval period,
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Click here to discover what Chinese courses that we recommend at the moment! I have been thinking for a long time on the topic of my first article about Chinese learning. Finally I decided to make an interview to one of the first Chinese people I meet in Beijing. I’m talking about Luna, a Chinese
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China’s very own winter-wonderland Heilongjiang, literally meaning “Black Dragon River,” boasts some of my favorite scenery in all of China. If you’re a fan of the cold and appreciate the beauty that snow adds to a landscape, then Heilongjiang is the place for you. In this guide you will find information about: How to reach
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Photos by Kristen Ng Chéngdū (成都), the provincial capital of Sichuan, where the clattering of mahjong blocks fills the air from morning till night. and the evening hours see a ritual emergence of clothed dogs, twist dancers, tai chi troupes, spinning top whippers and China’s ubiquitous herds of dancing ayis. Chengdu is a proud and
The Great Wall of China is one of the most recommendable places to visit and is without a doubt the must-see tourist attraction when you travel to China. However, the question that many people ask is which part of the Wall should they visit? The Badalin, Mutianyu and Juyongguan sections are the most well-known sections,
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Kashgar, which was one of the most important oasis along the Silk Road, is situated at the extreme West of Xinjiang Province, between the Taklamakan Desert and the border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Even if today has about 400,000 people and its newest neighborhoods are similar to many other Chinese cities, Kashgar features one the
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The Karakoram Highway follows the old Silk Road route between China’s Xinjiang Province and Pakistan’s Gilgit–Baltistan region across the Karakorum. It’s the highest paved international road in the world as the Khunjerab Pass reaches an altitude of 4,693 meters. In September we rented a taxi in Kashgar (I was there with my girl and we
This article tells the last part of my travel to Tibet. If you didn’t read them yet, in the first two episodes you can learn about my adventures in Lhasa or virtually exploring the The holy lakes of Tibet. The day after visiting the Namtso lake we get again on the bus and start our
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This article is a detailed guide to the various possibilities for buying train tickets for the Trans-Siberian, Trans-Mongolian and / or Transmanchurian.
One of the common mistakes made by people starting to plan a trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway is thinking that it has a single ticket similar to that of the Eurail system. The Trans-Siberian is more than just a train: it’s a railway network that connects Moscow with Vladivostok or Beijing. Because of this, to buy tickets, you first have to know the dates that you want to travel and the stops that you’re going to make, as each route must be purchased separately.
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This is article was written by David East from Unfamiliar China. Though Chinese food is popular all over the world, the version that westerners are accustomed is a major variation on the authentic cuisine of China. This change came about as a result of time, local customs, and restaurateurs who wanted to adapt to western
The Chinese language has a vast gamut of auxiliary modals and it isn’t at all rare to find characters that can be translated in the same way but possess shades of meaning and context and slightly different ways of use. To fully master the Chinese language it is good to examine it in detail, even
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Need help to get you Russian visa? Click here to find out more! This article is a complete and updated guide on how to obtain a visa for Russia. In this article, we are going to cover the following points (you can click on them to jump directly to the point which interests you): Do
This article was written by TutorMandarin, an online tutoring service that helps students to learn Mandarin, through its Chinese learning app and PC Software. Mid-Autumn Festival and Family Reunions There are three major Chinese Holidays in Chinese culture: Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. Today, we’ll talk about Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节, Zhōngqiū
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One of the jewels of Shanxi Province, little known to tourists, but fundamental for the cultural heritage that it brings, is Mount Mian (绵山, Mian Shan), located 137 km south of Taiyuan. It is here, in fact, that the Qing Ming Festival got started (清明节, Qing Ming Jie). Mian Shan Mian Shan, whose peaks reach
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