Situated in the very heart of Beijing is one of China’s largest and best preserved complex of ancient buildings – The Forbidden City. It is appropriately named so, because for 500 long years it was off limits to commoners. The Forbidden city (considered an otherworldly palace) was a reclusive home to two dynasties of imperial [...]
No trip to Qingdao is complete without visiting the Qingdao Beer Museum. In Aug 1903, China’s first beer factory was built with the help of European technology. Tsingtao Brewery thus was born and developed into a world-famous manufacturing enterprise special in Qingdao Beer production. At present, the company owns 55 beer factories and malt factories [...]
WHEN: Jan 5th – Feb 5th of every year WHERE: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China The City of Harbin (The capital of Heilongjiang province of China) makes the most of its freezing winters with the incredible Harbin Ice Lantern Festival. The city is located in N.E China near Siberia, which is why during winter, the average temperature [...]
Langkawi is an archipelago made up of 99 islands on Malaysia’s west coast. Surrounded by turquoise sea, the interior of the main island is a mixture of picturesque paddy fields and jungle-clad hills. If you’re intent on carting off duty-free alcohol, cigarettes and chocolate, then this is the place to be. Still, Nature-lovers will find [...]
During my trip to Yang Shuo with my friends, I witnessed this amazing thing; At the end of the bamboo rafting trip on the Li River, we saw an old man sitting nearby with several large birds. Curious, we asked him whether those birds were his pets and he laughed. It turns out that those [...]