Exploring China: Shantou

Shantou is not quite the boomtown that its neighbor Shenzhen is. However, the smaller city sits in the same economic sphere, as it has been designated a Special economic Zone by Beijing. This is a bit of an...

Hainan Island

Hainan Island, has, in the past, mainly been a place for people from Hong Kong and mainland China to relax in a tropical setting. It seems that Chinese people view Hainan’s resorts the same way...

Exploring China: Henan Province

Henan Province is one of the fastest growing in China. The fertile and green land has long been a source of pride for the people who live there. However, the population growth of this little visited province...

Hangzhou

While foreign tourists usually head to Hong Kong, Beijing, or Shanghai, China’s domestic tourists favor Hangzhou, a city that has been repeatedly praised throughout history as being the most beautiful in...

Exploring China: Ürümqi

Exploring China: Suzhou

While Hangzhou is famous for the waterside scenery and old buildings of West Lake, the once prominent city of Suzhou has its own waterside sites. Suzhou is not as heavily touristed as Hangzhou, however, and...

Exploring China: Xiamen

Xiamen, a seaside city in Fujian Province, is one of the nicer cities in all of China. It’s relatively small size (about 1 million inhabitants), and its status as one of the first places to benefit...

Eating in Beijing

Beijing, China’s big and storied capital, is famous for its unique, hearty style of cooking. With so many eateries around town, an entire trip to Beijing could be spent simply finding and trying new...

Exploring China: Wuhan

Wuhan is a city in central China. It is a regional economic hub, and one of China’s largest cities. Despite this, it generally lacks the tourist destinations of cities to its east (Shanghai and...

Exploring China: Ningxia and the Desert

China’s northern areas, known as Inner Mongolia to geography buffs, is a harsh, arid place that sports intense cold during the winters, but comfortable, dry summers. Though this area is not well...