Archivo de la categoría: China

Top 10 destinations in China

1. Beijing: capital of the People’s Republic and a paradise of Chinese culture. Here you can visit the Forbidden City (old Imperial Palace) and Tiananmen Square, as well as numerous palaces, temples, parks and gardens, not to mention the installations of the … Sigue leyendo

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Interview with Becky Ances, writer and traveller in China

Way Away interviews Becky Ances, a writer, traveller and tea drinker living in China. Enjoy this interview about travelling around China and follow all her travels, advices and stories around China at her blog. -    What is the most impressing place … Sigue leyendo

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Ying Yang

Sailing the River Yangtze through the Three Gorges, in a 3rd class cabin, China. Heraclites said that nobody can swim twice in the same river because, in life, everything flow non stop. The river will never be the same, and … Sigue leyendo

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Chengdu: The miracle of the panda bear and the ant bear, the flying bear, the fish bear…

Chengdu, China, the biggest reserve of panda bears in the world. The astute and fast readers have probable noticed that among all the bears in the title of this article, there are two that are, unless some scientist proves me … Sigue leyendo

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Hong Kong: Future is forbidden

Hong Kong, free port returned to China after 99 years. Welcome to Hong Kong, welcome to future. If there is any place in the planet where you can feel like Blade Runner, that is Hong Kong, a group of islands … Sigue leyendo

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Xian: A Chinese gardener in Europe

Xian, China, where the Terracotta Warriors are. They probably work a lot, but they are not known by their artistic skills, at least when we talk about the great arts. They don’t have great painters, nor beautiful sculptures; their paintings … Sigue leyendo

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10 + 1 differences with the Chinese people

Wuhan, the end of our trip around China They eat with sticks, and when the food is liquid, they slurp with no shame. They serve their dishes in the centre of the table to be shared, never individually. That’s communism … Sigue leyendo

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Mao: a man, not god. Dalai Lama: god, not a man.

Yichiang, the biggest dam in the World Mao was a man, not god. This is the brilliant claim that the Communist Party, or its marketing department (yes, it has one and it is very good) utilize to try to improve … Sigue leyendo

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Critique of Pure Religion

Datong, city near to the archaeological site known as “the Chinese Petra” We have been travelling for two months and we already saw different temples of different colours and beliefs. We have been in places that are as sacred for … Sigue leyendo

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The tourist who died of success

Or of suffocation, we are not sure. The only thing that is clear is that he died. Or he will die. And faster than we think. Asphyxiated by to the hordes of tourists that invade the last corner of every … Sigue leyendo

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