Tour Beijing Journal
Field notes from Beijing and beyond: routes, photos, small cautions, and practical ideas for travelers who like to know the road before they go.
Plan your Datong Tour? Known as the “City of the Coal”, Datong is one of the 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China due to its ever prosper...
Plan your Datong Tour? If you are in the process of hotel booking on your short trip to Datong, a basic idea of Datong city layout is essential in fin...
Deshengbu Fortress (得胜堡) was one of the 52 fortresses built along theDatong Great Wall in Ming Dynasty ( 1368-1644). Deshengbu, literally "Victory For...
The rammed earth Great Wall at Zhenchuan (镇川口长城)is an important section ofDatong Great Wallbuilt in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Zhenchuankou literally m...
Zhenbianbu Fortress ( 镇边堡)was one of the five most important forts along Datong Outer Great Wall built in Ming Dynasty ( 1368-1644). The fort was orig...
Shoukoubu Fortress ( 守口堡) was once one of an essential fort along the Ming-era Datong Great Wall. "Shoukoubu" ( 守口堡)literally means “Defending the Rav...
Plan your Huangshan Tour? It is worth taking a half day side trip at your convenience from Tunxi ( the city center of Huangshan ) to She County ( Shex...
China's urbanization drive has produced a great number of booming towns and super cities. Urbanization has been a necessary condition for achieving su...
Plan yourHenan tour? Henan Province is situated in Central China. Henan literally means "South of the River". Here "the River" refers to the Yellow Ri...
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