Tag: China
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Nanjing Purple Mountain Self-guided Walking Tour
Purple Mountain (known in Chinese as Zijinshan or Zhongshan) is a 450 metre high mountain peak close to the centre of Nanjing. The mountain’s name comes from the ‘golden-purple’ clouds which can often be seen around the peak in the early mornings. In Chinese, the mountain was renamed Zhongshan after a pseudonym used by the… Read more
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Everything you need to know before visiting China: Internet, apps, food and more
Travel in China is very different from any other country. A lot of preparation and preplanning is required and there are plenty of hurdles to overcome. However once you’re set up and know what you’re doing, things become surprisingly easy. The country is set up for domestic travel and tourism, with convenience as the number… Read more
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Pingyao self-guided walking tour
A regional trading settlement since ancient times, the town of Pingyao in China’s central Shanxi province had become known as a regional financial hub by the 16th century and hit a boom period during the late Qing dynasty in the 19th century, when a number of influential banks and financial institutions sprang up in the… Read more
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Zhouzhuang self-guided walking tour
Known as ‘China’s no.1 water town’ and ‘the Venice of the East’, the ancient town of Zhouzhuang dates back to 1086, although there is evidence of human settlement in the area for millennia before that. Located a short distance from the thriving historic centre of Suzhou and the modern port of Shanghai, Zhouzhuang’s location in… Read more