Hong Kong is divided into several islands (Hong Kong island, Landau and others) and a peninsula (Kowloon and New Territories). Beside its “complicated” geography, here you’ll find hotels of all kind of prices and quality, which makes the choice extremely difficult. This guide is a selection of the best hotels in Hong Kong, whatever your …
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Macau, the ancient Portuguese colony, has become the biggest casino in the world and getting a good hotel to stay at a fair price isn’t easy. In this page you’ll find a selection of the best hotels in the Special Administrative Region of Macau. If you are looking for some general information about the best …
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Yunnan is one of most touristic Chinese provinces, especially in summer when everywhere else in China is damn hot. This means that an army of Chinese people had our same idea: visit 石林 (shilin), the Stone Forest. The etymology of the character “林” is one of those that remind me why I like Chinese: 木=mu=tree; …
Guilin, in Guangxi Province, is one of most popular touristic destination in China as it’s the starting point of the cruise on the Li River – which is surrounded by impressive limestone formations – that ends up in Yangshuo. How to get to Guilin The easiest way to reach Guilin is by plane as there …
Note: at the end of the article you’ll find a photo gallery of 20 photographs taken of the Reserve. The Kanas National Nature Reserve is found in the heart of the Altai Mountains, in Xinjiang, at the border with Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, and owes its fame to Lake Kanas and its alpine scenery. An …
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Introducing the creatures that populate my feet It must be the humidity. Or maybe the fact that I never bring flip-flops with me when I travel. It’s not my fault, my zoom takes all the space available on my bag! The point is that I got a fungus that is slowly (well, not that slowly) …
Before to visit a country, or a region, we all have a general idea of what to expect. And, unless we research our trip in advance, this idea is usually wrong. I was expecting to find a barren land composed by mountains and rocks in Tibet. Conversely, the Eastern Tibet plateau is a green land …
In this article you’ll find a complete guide for getting a Chinese visa in London, United Kingdom. Keep in mind that what you’ll read is all the fruit of my personal experience, since it is here in London, where I applied for – and received – my eighth Chinese visa. Keep reading to learn: Where …
Today we’ll interview Claudio Piani, who teaches physical education in the city of Shenzhen. You can follow Claudio’s adventures on his blog, Piani per la Cina (?). If you’re interested in finding a job in China as a teacher (not just for physical education) I think you’ll find this interview extremely interesting! Finding work in …
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Today we’re interviewing Gessica Cipriano, a classical dance teacher in Jishou, a city located in Hunan Province. If you’d like to learn more about Gessica and her adventures in China, take a look at her YouTube channel. Working in a Chinese university Gessica, first of all thanks for agreeing to answer my questions. Many people …
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We’ve received and publish this article written by Antonella Moretti, a blogger and writer. Author of the novel “Parsley & Coriander: Life in China with Italian flavour“. I’ve been living in China for six years, and in my city’s Italian community I’m considered to be a bit of a veteran. In this period of time …
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This article was written by Tina Guo. The abbreviated form of Shanghai is 沪 (hù); hence Shanghai Cuisine is also called Hu Cuisine. In the recent history, Shanghai Cuisine has been regarded as a famous school of the traditional Han culinary culture in the regions south of the Yangtze River. Formation and Characteristics of Shanghai …
I wrote this short story in 2011. It was firstly published in another website, but the website closed down last year, so we decided to republish the story here on SDC, as we think it’s still interesting, and relevant! A nice encounter Muse Club, Shanghai, almost one a.m. I’m more bored than ever and I …
The Hang Nga Guesthouse, best known as “Crazy House”, is an extremely unconventional building designed and built by Vietnamese architect Đặng Việt Nga in Da Lat, in Vietnam. The building, which is often described as “the fairy-tale house”, mimics the form of a tree and contains “natural” decorative elements such as animals, mushrooms, spiderwebs and …
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We receive and publish this article from Andrew, how works at the Hua Quan Village. You can find more information on their website or Facebook page. Hua Quan Village is an art and cultural village located in Mount Longhu, south of Yingtan, in Jiangxi Province. The famous Dragon Tiger Mountain is one of China’s many …
A malatang cauldron. When I was in Europe, the only Chinese dishes that I could get were fried rice, noodles, spring rolls and beef with mushrooms. I couldn’t afford expensive ethnic restaurants and most of the cheap Chinese spots adapted their dishes to the European taste in order to attract more customers. Now you know …
When I talk about “Xinjiang food” I refer to the traditional Uyghur cuisine. The reason is that here about half of the population belongs to the Uyghur minority, a Muslim ethnic group that has its own language and culture. Even if Xinjiang is part of China, its food shares much more characteristics with the Turkish …
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I took this pictures last time I went to eat in a Dongbei restaurant in Shanghai. We were only four people but we still order all that. We ended up paying 40 RMB each (about 6.5 USD). The Dongbei is the North East region of China. Even if people tend to associate China with rice, …
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This article was written by Marta Lovisolo, who studies in an high-school at Nanjing since September 2012. She lives with a Chinese family so, when she refers to her dad, mom, sister and so on she’s actually referring to the family that is hosting her. Click here to read my interview to Marta, an insider …
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Since we started to publish articles related to business with Asia, “Can you tell me more about exporting to Asia?” has become one of the most common questions people address to me. Thus I asked Fredrik Grönkvist, my business partner on several project not related to this website, to write an overview on the best …
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