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2014年3月31日星期一

Mount Emei is a beautiful, scenic mountain area houses important Buddhist temples

Mount Emei is a mountain in Sichuan province, China. It's a beautiful, scenic mountain area houses important Buddhist temples. . The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looking down on the confluence of three rivers. At 71 m high, it is the largest Buddha in the world. Mount Emei is also notable for its exceptionally diverse vegetation, ranging from subtropical to subalpine pine forests. Some of the trees there are more than 1,000 years old. Welcome to China for Guangzhou fair. HRC is pleasure to provide Guangzhou hotels booking, China Tour guide,like Sichuan tour, Huangshan tour.

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The Four Wonders of Mt. Emei are Buddha's Halo, the Sea of Clouds, the Holy Lamp (or Divine Lights) and the Golden Summit Sunrise,best seen from Golden Summit monastery. Atop the Golden Summit,  one can enjoy the sunrise, seas of clouds, the "Buddha's halo" and the sunset glow.
Leshan, one hour from Emei's base, has world's largest Buddha statue. The main attractions include the Baoguo Temple (at the base) , Fuhu Temple, Leiyin Temple.
Built in the 16th century, Baoguo Si  is the usual starting point for any serious exploration. The monastery  comprises a library of sutras and a huge porcelain Buddha. Further up the mountain lies the Monastery of the Lurking Tiger (Fuhu Si), which features a lovely seven-meter high copper pagoda.

2014年1月26日星期日

Xijiang Miao Village is located southeast of Kaili City

Xijiang Miao Village is located southeast of Kaili City, Guizhou provice, China. There are about 1,000 households in the village, so it is also called Qianhu Miao Village (Qianhu means a thousand households). The villagers build their houses at the foot of a mountain. The houses are mostly wood houses (those propped up by wooden supports with ladders leading up), or built with dark red maple wood blocks, which appear golden in the evening glow. The village enjoys a beautiful natural environment with green mountains and crystal water. It is also the homeland of Miao song and dance, and abundant local festivals. Welcome to China, Chinatourguide.com is pleasure to provide Guizhou tour for you, we also provide other China tours and indochina tours with local guide.

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The Miao people have their typical architectural characteristic: wooden houses built tier upon tier on the hillside, dotted with bamboo groves. Lying amidst green mountains, the village enjoys beautiful settings, with the terraced fields rising up along the slopes and the crystal-clear Baishui River flowing through. It offers a more spectacular view when it's lit up in the evening.
The local exotic dress, daily life and the unique architecture of their wooden houses make Xijiang Miao village become one place where researchers can explore Miao people's history and traditional culture. Xijiang Miao people have a long history, which dates back to the Chiyou Tribe. Here, the Miao culture can be well preserved and developed. Each woman has her traditional clothing, head dress and other jeweler which is worn at special festivals throughout the year.

2013年12月11日星期三

Yueyang Tower stands magnificently on the west gate of the Yueyang city wall

Yueyang Tower stands magnificently on the west gate of the Yueyang city wall, looking down at Dongting Lake. It is listed along with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei province and Prince Teng Pavilion in Nancharg, Jiangxi province as one of the three most outstanding towers in south China in history. It has a glazed yellow roof resembling the helmet of a general. Four huge nanmu columns each with a diameter of 50 centimeters stand on the floor to bear the entire weight of this 19-meter-high, three storeyed tower with eaves flying upward on four sides. Not a single nail or beam was used in its construction. Viewed from mid-lake, it seems to be right over the water surface. Many ancient scholars were attracted to climb it in appreciation to compose poetry and write prose, enjoying great popularity. In his 364-character prose “Notes on Yueyang Tower”, which was praised to be profound and powerful through the ages, Fan Zhongyan, the Song dynasty writer, wrote about the tower in a way that further spread its fame. HRC is pleased to offer great service a China tour or Indochina tour for you.

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The Yueyang Tower has its special architectural features. Its main building has three stories and is 15 meters in height, with four huge nanmu pillars supporting the whole building, twelve round log columns supporting the second floor, and another twelve catalpa pillars supporting the roof. Constructed of wood with interlocking brackets that require no nails, the main building is as steady as a monolith. Its roof looks like a general's helmet, grand and unique. On the right side of the main building is the Thrice Drunken Pavilion, named after a legend describing Immortal Lu Dongbin who got drunk here three times. On the left side is the Fairy Plum Blossom Pavilion. It is said that a flagstone was excavated during the Emperor Chongzhen's reign of the Ming Dynasty (1368-16440). The lines on the stone resemble withered plum blossoms. Those lines were regarded as hand drawings of immortals and called the pavilion Fairy Plum Blossom Pavilion. The piece of flagstone is still erected in the center of the pavilion. Housed in the tower is a wooden screen written by famous calligrapher Zhang Zhao of the Qing Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan's Remarks of Yueyang Tower are inscribed on the screen, which remind visitors of his famous lines.
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2013年11月13日星期三

Nan Hua Temple is one of the six temples in Guangdong

Nan Hua Temple is one of the six temples in Guangdong, it’s also known as Baolin Temple, is a world-renowned Buddhist temples, known as the crown of Lingnan Buddhist temple. You could go to Nanhua Temple for a trip when you come to Guangzhou fair Canton fair 2014.

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Travel duration from Nanhua Temple to Shaoguan Railway Station is around 0.36 Hours if your travel speed is 50 KM per Hour. Shaoguan Railway Station travelers are welcome to visit our travel driving direction page for detail information with road map. Traveling from Nanhua Temple to Shaoguan Railway Station is connected by more than one route. Soon you may expect those various travel routes to reach Shaoguan Railway Station.

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It was home to the revered monk Hui Neng (638-713 C.E.), who is said to remain in the Sixth Master Hall as a sacred lacquered mummy. Other relics include the Sixth Master's kasaya robe embroidered with 1,000 Buddhist images, his alms bowl, shoes, and a stone pendant. Hui Neng, who was instantly enlightened when he heard a man reciting a line from the Diamond Sutra--"Depend on nothing, you must find your own mind"--later became The Sixth Patriarch. He founded the Dhyana (Chan) School of Sudden Awaking, which emphasizes that sudden Enlightenment is possible, given the right teacher and method. After Hui Neng’s death, his works were collected and classified as the only Chinese Buddhist sutra, called “The Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra.” The Sudden Awaking sect is the only major surviving Dhyana School of Chinese Buddhism.

2013年10月11日星期五

The Six Banyan Tree Temple is worth Temple of the Six Banyan Treesvisiting

While not the most inspiring temple you will see in China, or in Guangzhou, the Six Banyan Tree Temple is worth Temple of the Six Banyan Treesvisiting for its incredible 54 meter pagoda,which is more than 900 years old. This Buddhist temple was founded in 537 AD and rebuilt in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). The octagonal, 17-storey ‘Flowery Pagoda’, so named because someone seemed to think the structure was colorful, was built in 1098. Originally called the Baozhuangyan Temple, it went through several name changes. The current name was the work of famous poet Su Dongpo (1037-1101), who was so very impressed by the six, grand banyan trees growing in the grounds (now long gone), that he had to write down the words liu rong (six banyan trees). The name of the temple was changed to this a few centuries later and Su’s inscription (or a reproduction of it) remains at the temple.

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The thousand-Buddha copper pillar cast in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) is kept on the top story of the pagoda. The 184-foot pagoda appears to have nine stories; inside, however, there are 17 levels. Because of the colorful exterior carvings, it is popularly known as the Flower Pagoda.
In the temple, there is a lofty Buddha Pagoda (originally called Dagoba), and this is the famous ancient high-rise building in Guangzhou. To the west of the pagoda is the Mahavira Palace, in which three giant bronze Buddha statues are located.

2013年9月23日星期一

Namjagbarwa Peak is reputed to be Paradise in the Clouds

Namjagbarwa Peak, located in Nyingchi Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region, is reputed to be Paradise in the Clouds. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Himalayas have been hailed as humankind's last land of mystery.

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The word “Namjagbarwa” has several meanings in the Tibetan language, among which the most acknowledged is “the spear piercing into the sky”. Folklore suggests the mountaintop is where the gods get together, and the cloud around is smoke rising from the fragrant branches they burn. As a result, residents in the canyon deeply revere the lofty mountain.

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It spans from the tropical zone to the frigid zone. The southern slope of Namjagbarwa Peak, with an elevation lower than 1100 meters, enjoys a warm and rainy climate. The evergreen rainforest composed of kapur, shorea assamica and some other plants is located at the lower slop with an elevation under 500 meters. Various typical tropical plants grow in the dark and humid tropical rainforest, such as the sugar palm and some other rattan plants.

2013年8月12日星期一

The Pagoda of the one pillar also known with the name of a single pillar Pagoda

Hanoi’s iconic One-pillar Pagoda is facing serious deterioration despite its Venerable Thich Tam Kien’s efforts to seek help over many years. Most people like it in Vietnam tour or Vietnam Tour Package.

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The Pagoda of the one pillar also known with the name of a single pillar Pagoda or Pagoda of a single column, is located in the district Ba ?inh of the city of Hanoi, A few meters from Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Must-see tourist spot during our stay in the city of Hanoi, I guess because of its proximity to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum or by the curious thing about its structure, which resembles a Lotus Flower, since throughout the territory of Vietnam there are others pagodas the same characteristic
The version that’s there now sits above a large lily pond (or small lake, depending on which way you look at it), tucked just behind the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in the Ba Dinh district of Hanoi.

2013年6月17日星期一

The whole Zhada County is densely covered by peculiar and mystic physiognomy

  The whole Zhada County is densely covered by this peculiar and mystic physiognomy. During the Xiangxiong and Guge Kingdom period, people made use of this natural resource to build caves to live in. Now, an old building group of more than 400 caves build by Tibetan ancestors  are discovered in the clay forest. Welcome to Zhada County in your China tours travel.

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  The earthen forests is 255 kilometers away from Shiquanhe and it may take few hours to get there. A trip to there may take you three or four days with a daily cost of 800 yuan if you hire a car. The earthen forests is not far from Zanda County  and you can simply walk there.
  Zarqawi not in this piece of forest soil on the edge, like the south side of the valley-chuen. Sunset after midnight, Jiliao villages Yise communion with the earth, as if the world Gengu of such shows as calm. However, since about 1100, the same golden YU, in the stands is strong at the Gugewangguo the brilliant palaces and grand temple. Tui residues from the existing sites can imagine, when the weather Shing, the scene is huge, so far from having immediate comparable.

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Zarqawi not, from a towering unknown to the capital of the small village of the Evolution of the names, the number of people in the world laments the good fortune Gong Lin soil after Youtan a lot of changes in the world.

2013年6月4日星期二

Chimelong Paradise Amusement Park in Guangzhou

Chimelong Paradise Amusement Park was designed by the famous theme park designing company Forrec Company from Canada.Chime-Long Paradise is operated by the ChimeLong Group. Opening in 2006 it has over 70 rides including a 10-looped roller coaster, mentioned in the Guiness Book of Records. The quickest motorbike roller coaster which can reach 80 miles per hour in just 2.8 seconds, the first Skating roller coaster of Asia, and also a water world with top class facilities.

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Chime-Long Paradise has used and acquired a lot of the world’s top class hi-tech items and establishments, in order to create an exciting and challenging world in this enjoyable natural paradise.

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This amusement zone covers a staggering area of 40,000 square kilometers and has about 60 to 70 different rides, including the famous Ten-looped roller coaster. Globally, it is considered the second best one. But other than rides, its arena is also a place to witness magic shows, dance and acrobatics performances as well as fancy car shows. It is also quite well guarded. This place organizes a fireworks show called "Fantastic Colors Shine over Chimelong" on every Saturday from 8:50pm. Don't forget to include this destination into your next Guangzhou travel.

2013年5月28日星期二

Rongbuk Monastery is located in the Shigatse Region

Rongbuk Monastery is located in the Shigatse Region, southwest of the mysterious Tibet Autonomous Region, and to the north of the oblate Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world. Seen from here, Mt. Everest appears like a lofty pyramid surrounded by mountains that touch the sky. On sunny days, a pile of thick clouds, just like a white flag floats lightly above the peak, which is known to be the miracle of 'The Highest Flag Cloud in the World'. Nowadays, with the golden travel boom to Mt. Everest, Rongbuk Monastery is gradually becoming a highlight for the tourists in its own right.

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Rongbuk Monastery was built by a local lama in about 1899. The altitude is 5, 000 m. (16, 404.2 ft.) more or less, which is the highest among all the temples in the world. It is a five-tier building, but only 2 floors are in use now. In the frontispiece of the main hall, were sacrificed the statues of Sakyamuni and Geru Rinpoche. And the mural paintings inside are especially worthy of appreciation.

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Climbers must pass through Rongbuk in order to reach the highest peak of Mt. Qomolangma via the North Face. It has been described as having some of the most dramatic views in the world, presenting a panorama of the Shishapangma, Mt. Qomolangma, Cho Oyu, and Gyachung Kang peaks to visitors.
In previous times, the monastery became very active with the teachings at certain times of the year. It was, and is, the destination of special Buddhist pilgrimages where annual ceremonies are held for spectators coming from as far as Nepal and Mongolia. These ceremonies were shared with the satellite monasteries across the Himalaya also founded by the Rongbuk Lama.

2013年5月20日星期一

Tibet personal travel, go is a pilgrimage road

Mention Tibet, will think of the roof of the world, think of think of Mount Qomolangma, Tanggula, think of Potala Palace, think of Himalaya. Yes, Tibet is really an amazing place, decryption Tibet cipher, a place of pilgrimage to Himalaya. Tibet, located on the Tibetan Plateau, north of Xinjiang, Yunnan along the south, west of Nepal, east of Sichuan, it is content Hua Tianbao of. When a person backpacking to travel time, whether can you think of Tibet, think of snow, act on it. Tibet personal travel, go is a pilgrimage road.

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Tibet, is indeed a has many fun place to go where. If you are a person go to tour, Tibet tour route, there are a few is a more classic. For example, to travel to Nam Co, Nam Co is very famous in the Tibetan Plateau Salt Lake, but also the holy land of Tibetan buddhism. The blue wave, quiet and solemn, purify our hearts, let us return to the quiet excellent choice, because in this scene before, we can not still lives hard.
Finish Festival is to understand Tibet faith, belief custom of Tibet Buddhism, not too many people familiar with the Bon religion, there is Islam and catholicism. Because of these beliefs for the sake of the Tibetan people’s living custom also cause a few effects, this affects Tibet’s worship is white, and the bull worship, are seen in Tibet.

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Said the above, then you should say something about Tibet apparel related content. Tibet region is vast, geographical environment is different, resulting in various regions have different costumes. Tibetan clothing to Tibetan robes, in addition the Tibetans also like the cap, hat of many types, there is a unique to Tibetan Tibetan boots. Tibetan jewelry is also very complete, in the jewelry there are a lot of implication. Here, little of course not Tibetan hada, it is also an important decorations, Tibet is also one of the most common etiquette supplies, they use and expression of visitors blessing, respect, friendship, sincere and so on.
“that is to say Tibet’s entertainment culture, in Tibet the most traditional entertainment project should be wrestling, horse of course is also indispensable entertainment. There is a tradition in Tibet housing should be the tent, in the farming area and town is the most common in the blockhouse.

2013年5月6日星期一

The temples of Angkor are some of the two greatest ancient temples within Southeast Asia

The temples of Angkor are some of the two greatest ancient temples within Southeast Asia, the other being Myanmar’s Bagan Temple complex. The complex encompasses the remains of several Khmer capitals spanning the 9th to 15th centuries. Constructed between 802 AD and 1220 AD, Angkor Thom and the surrounding Angkor temples represent one of the most magnificent prevailing architectural masterpieces known to man. The region is believed to have been chosen for its beneficial agricultural and military position. Interestingly, the primary temples were discovered to have emulated the Draco constellations existing in 10,500 BC during the spring equinox.
Zhou Daguan the Chinese emissary, who provided the only first-hand account o f the Khmer, described the splendor of Angkor Thom. Cambodia attractions

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At the center of the Kingdom rises a Golden tower Bayon flanked by more than twenty lesser towers and several hundred stone chambers. On the eastern side is a golden bridge guarded by two lions of gold, one on each side, with eight golden Buddhas spaced along the stone chambers. North of the Golden Tower of Bronze [Baphuon], higher even than the Golden tower. a truly astonishing spectacle. With more than ten chambers at its base. A quarter of a mile further north is the residence of the King rising above his private apartments is another tower of gold, These are the monuments which have caused merchants from overseas to speak so often of "Cambodia the rich and noble "

2013年4月29日星期一

The Longmen caves stretch for about 1 km so be prepared to walk

  The Longmen Caves are open to the public for the price of 120 RMB (~17$), and indeed the experience is worth it. The caves stretch for about 1 km so be prepared to walk. Excellent caves to visit include the Bingyang caves. These three caves were some of the earliest to be developed in the Grottoes, and were built by the Northern Wei Dynasty from 500 to 523 AD.Vietnam tour

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  It was not until 626 that the third phase began, during the height of the Tang dynasty, when Chinese Buddhism had begun to flourish again. This was once again a period of intensive cutting of grottoes; it was the highpoint artistically of Longmen, especially during the reigns of Emperor Gaozang and Empress Wuzetian, who lived permanently at Luoyang. The group of giant statues in Fengxiansi Cave is most fully representative of this phase of Chinese art at Longmen; they are generally acknowledged to be artistic masterpieces of truly global significance.
  The final phase, from 755 to 1127, during the later Tang through to the Northern Song dynasty, saw a steep decline in the carving of grottoes at Longmen. This began with the capture of Luoyang in the mid-8th century during a rebellion, an event from which the area never recovered. It was the outbreak of warfare during the Jin and Yuan dynasties that brought grotto carving to an end.

2013年4月17日星期三

Prince Gong’s Mansion is the best preserved mansion in China

  Prince Gong’s Mansion is the best preserved mansion in China, including the mansion and the park. Prince Gong’s Mansion covers an area of 61,120 square meters and has more than 30 buildings. Specifically, the mansion takes an area of 32,260 square meters and the park occupies the construction area of 28,860 square meters. It is 330 meters long and 180 meters wide.

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  The main building on the East Road is the opera stage. It is a large building which covers an area of over 6895 square meters. It is where the owner of the mansion and his selected guests would watch Peking Opera during festivals and weddings.
  This theater is lofty and spacious, with subtle lighting, and on its walls Chinese wisteria and green leaves are painted, giving the audience the feeling they are sitting beneath trellises. The floor is paved in pseudo-gold brick, and the seats consist of old-fashioned wooden armchairs furnished with square tables. The performers and the audience are in close proximity, so there is no need for audio amplifying equipment. Here, people can enjoy kunqu, Peking Opera and imperial music, a unique experience full of Qing historical significance.

2013年3月24日星期日

Baiyun Mountain is actually a park with natural hills and waters

  Baiyun Shan, Baiyun Mountain, or Mount Baiyun is a mountain near Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province in China officially part of the Baiyunshan Resort along with Luhu Park, Yuntai Garden, Mingchungu Scenic Area, Monxinling Scenic Area, Mingzhulou Scenic Area, Yunxi Ecological Park, and Baiyun Sculpture Park.

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  The mountain is actually a park with natural hills and waters. Really an ideal sightseeing place and summer resorts. So far six sightseeing zones have been developed: Mingzhu Tower, Moxing Ridge, Santai Ridge, Mingchun Valley, Fei'e Ridge and Luhu Lake. Apart from the existing scenes Moxing Ridge, Looking afar in the morning from White Cloud Mountain, Looking afar in the evening from White Cloud Mountain, the First Peak under the Southern Sky, Wind Soughing in the Pines on White Cloud Mountain, Village Hostel, Songtao Villa, Mingzhu Tower, Luming Restaurant and White Cloud Immortal's House, there have been added for the past ten-odd years such scenic spots as White Cloud Cableway, Mingchun Valley - the largest birdcage in Asia, the Forest of Steles in Guangzhou, Nengren Temple, a golf course, Xinghai Garden, Yuntai Garden, the Sculpture Park and White Cloud Chute.

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  The Luhu Lake, also known as the Jinye Lake, is located at the southern foot of the Baiyun Mountain. It's one of the four largest man-made lakes in Guangzhou. The park, located snugly between the mountain and the lake, contains various curved bridges, pavilions and historic buildings. It's an ideal place to view the sunrise and sunset and the sparkling nightscape of the Lu Lake. The Xian Xinghai Memorial Garden and Jufang Garden by the lake are immensely popular among local residents and tourists alike.

2013年3月20日星期三

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are masterpieces of Chinese landscape garden design

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are masterpieces of Chinese landscape garden design in which art, nature, and ideas are integrated perfectly to create ensembles of great beauty and peaceful harmony, and the gardens are integral to the entire historic urban plan.
Built in 1566, the Lingering Garden is a classic example of Ming Dynasty private garden style. Its most famous feature is the Cloud-Crowned Peak. It is listed as one of Suzhou’s four most famous gardens.

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The Lion Grove Garden is particularly famous for its rockeries – bizarre (seemingly to my untrained eye) man-made formations of hand-picked rocks by the designers of the garden. Built in 1342 during the Yuan Dynasty, it is counted as one of Suzhou’s four most famous gardens.

When Suzhou is mentioned, the first thought in every Chinese mind is of its gardens. It is said that the gardens to the south of Yangtze River are the best in the world, and Suzhou gardens are the best among them. The history of the classical gardens of Suzhou can be traced back to 6 BC. By the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Suzhou City had become a garden city with more than 200 gardens. Having experienced a long history, only a part of the gardens are preserved perfectly. Because of their ingenious man-made landscape and the ideal of harmony between heaven and human beings, the gardens have gained a high reputation world wide.

2013年3月12日星期二

Gangrenboqi is the official holy mountain of the world

  Gangrenboqi is the official holy mountain of the world, at the same time being Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, native Bon religion in Tibet, as well as ancient Jainism recognized as Center of the world. Post renboqi is not the highest mountain in the area, but only under its Summit is covered with snow in the sun shines shines with exotic light, claiming the man and his eyes. Plus the special-shaped, and the surrounding peaks of very different, so that people have to like is full of religious piety and amazing. Gangrenbo line, is located 81.3 °, 31 ° North latitude 6,638 meters above sea level (the other said 6,714 meters above sea level), is the highest peak of Mount Kailash. Kailas the shape of pyramids (Tibetans as “stone hand”), the walls are symmetrical. By looking to the South can be found the famous sign: vertically down from the Summit of the big tank and a transverse rock formation consisting of Buddhism (Buddhist symbol of spiritual strength, meaning Dharma forever, represents propitious and protects. Kailas was often white cloud.

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  This Mountain is considered holy by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. In ancient texts, it is referred to as the center of the world. The reason can be understood from the geographical significance of it's place: within 30 miles radius, are the sources of mighty rivers Indus (north called "Sindhu" in India), Sutlej (in west), Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsang-po in east), and Karnali (largest tributary to the Ganges in south).

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  How long have people been coming to this sacred mountain? The answers are lost in antiquity, before the dawn of Hinduism, Jainism or Buddhism. The cosmologies and origin myths of each of these religions speak of Kailash as the mythical Mt. Meru, the Axis Mundi, the center and birth place of the entire world. The mountain was already legendary before the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, were written. Indeed, Kailash is so deeply embedded in the myths of ancient Asia that it was perhaps a sacred place of another era, another civilization, now long gone and forgotten.

2013年2月27日星期三

Travel Tips for Snow Village in Harbin

  For the second year running, the Snow Village, on a wintry ?le Sainte-Hélène, proposes incredible facilities made entirely of ice. With its breathtaking décor sculpted by none other than specialists from the city of Harbin (China), renowned for its annual International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, it promises to be spectacular.

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Travel Tips:
Hotels with excellent facilities are available in China's Snow Town. Tourists can also choose the family hotels to have an overnight stay at their Kangtou (brick bed warmed by a fire underneath in Northern China).

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In China's Snow Town (Xuexiang), we arrange our tourists hike through the villages and forest, or drive the snowmobiles or take the horse/dog pulled sleds to the beautiful Yangcaoshan Mountain to view the beautiful sunrise, take pics, visit the local families and ski there.
The northern Chinese cuisines are very delicious and special. Here tourists can enjoy the food at the local farmers' homes or hotels.

2013年2月21日星期四

The history of the roast duck can be traced back to as early as the Yuan Dynasty

  The history of the roast duck can be traced back to as early as the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) when it was listed among the imperial dishes. During the Qianlong period (1736-1796) of the Qing Dynasty, roast duck was a favorite delicacy of the upper classes. Over a long period of development, a consummate and precise procedure for cooking Peking Roast Duck has been firmly established. Tourist like it in China Tours.

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  Over a long period of development exceeding some 140 years, a consummate and precise procedure for cooking Beijing Roast Duck has been firmly established:
First, a suitable White Beijing Duck will be chosen for preparation. After the bird has been plucked, air is pumped between its skin and flesh. A small incision is made for the removal of the entrails.
Secondly, and once the bird has been thoroughly cleaned, a wooden skewer is inserted through it to facilitate its hanging and ultimate heating; the body cavity is filled with water and the incision that had been made is closed.
Thirdly, the skin of the duck is air dried and brushed with a layer of sugar.
Fourthly, the duck is then put into a large oven, using a smokeless hardwood fuel and heating to about 270 degrees Centigrade for 30 to 40 minutes. The duck is turned frequently during the roasting process to ensure even cooking.
Then the delicious roast duck is ready! It will be a shining date-red in color and unique in flavor; Beijing Roast Duck is characterized by its crispy skin and tender texture. Besides the traditional roast duck, many restaurants offer an All Duck Banquet - various dishes cooked with the offal and juices of the duck, surrounding the main dish. It will be sure to give you satisfaction and enjoyment when dining.

2013年2月7日星期四

Chinese New Year ends with the Lantern Festival

Chinese New Year ends with the Lantern Festival, held on the full moon 15 days after the new year - a time when people hang glowing lanterns in the windows of their houses and dancers carry dragons made of paper, silk and bamboo through the streets collecting money.

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  Traditions include an annual reunion dinner for families on new year's eve and the decorating of doors and windows with intricate red paper designs. People thoroughly clean their homes to sweep away any ill-fortunes and children are given money inside red paper envelopes. More information about Chinese New Year in China Tour chinatourguide.com.
  Maybe one has heard of the horrific Spring Festival Rush in China, referred to as the largest annual human migration in the world. During the period around Chinese New Year, everyone struggles to return to their respective hometowns to reunite with their families. It is a time when the whole country faces extremely high traffic load and terrible travel condition. There are also shortages of air, train and bus tickets. To some extent, the Spring Festival is not only a festival, but also a challenge for tourists coming to China.  It is thus best to avoid coming to China during this period.