A SHENNONG STREAM CRUISE OFFERS STUNNING SCENERY AND AN INSIGHT INTO THE TUJIA CULTURE: A popular excursion on any Yangtze River Cruise is trip up the Shennong Stream. The banks of the Shennong Stream have been the home of the Tujia minority group as far back as the Han Dynasty and the cruise offers stunning […]
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Meeting Mr. Liu and his Champion Fighting Crickets
A LUNCH MEETING IN THE HUTONG HOME OF MR. LIU, THE CHAMPION CRICKET TRAINER: One of our Beijing Hutong experiences is a visit to Mr. Liu’s courtyard residence to have lunch at his hutong home. We’re usually not keen on big lunches, and hesitate about joining this optional lunch excursion, but it turns out to […]
Discovering Beijing – A Modern City Full of Ancient Treasures
BEIJING HAS OPULENT PALACES, IMPERIAL GARDENS, THE GREAT WALL AND LOTS OF TREASURES: An enduring memory from my first trip to Beijing in 1983 was the chaos at Beijing Airport. To claim our baggage we waited for the small baggage hall to be filled with bags and when the doors were opened, we all rushed […]