It is time of year at Guangxi(广西Guǎngxī) Normal University (located in Guilin(桂林Guìlín)), when the weather dries out, the sky is seemingly died an inky(inky means black or very dark blue) blue and street vendors selling juicy slices of watermelon are replaced with vendors selling thick pieces of sugar-cane covered in black husk(a husk is the outer covering of a grain or a seed), it's also the time of year when our university holds its annual school-wide athletics championships(a championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport).
Category: Travel Chinese
Rural Life Experience Tour to Lipu of Guilin
It had been winter time in Chine, climate of Guilin(桂林Guìlín) was still temperate, ranging from 28 degree centigrade to about 12 degree centigrade. Long heard about Lipu, which was renowned for its huge and delicious Lipu Taros, we decided to have a rural life experience tour the last weekend.
Ten Best Hiking Resorts of China
Medog Walking Track – experience an ancient county by foot The Medog is famous as one of China's most popular walking tracks. Its undeveloped road-net protects it from disturbing from outside world. In Tibetan Medog means "hidden lotus flower". This winding Tibetan track takes about nine days to walk from Linzhi(林芝Línzhī) to 80K and takes trekkers through some of Tibet's most picturesque(a picturesque place is attractive and interesting, and has no ugly modern buildings) plateau landscape. The often erratic weather and difficult walking conditions are best suited to advanced hikers.
Taro and Sweet Potatoes: Company Trip to Lipu of China
Weather slowly cooling down as December approaches, our travel agency VisitOurChina organised a company trip to the small county of Lipu that is located to the south-west of Yangshuo, Guilin(桂林Guìlín); Lipu(荔浦Lìpǔ) is a county famed for its agriculture, in particular its Taro roots which are widely sought-after throughout Guangxi. As is so happened, the travel agency owned a large plot of land right at the heart of Lipu. We are another group to experience the rural life of Guilin this weekend. By virtue of the large network of highways that connect the province we were able to make good time in reaching our destination. Travelling in and around Guilin is always enjoyable, towering Kast peaks flank the roads while long carpets of rice-fields stretch beyond the horizon(the horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea).
About Year-end Tourguide Training in Guilin
Date always flies fast and it is the end of a year's busy and happy work again. In this whole year, English-speaking tour guides of VOC devoted themselves to their job wholeheartedly(if you support or agree to something in a wholehearted way, you support or agree to it enthusiastically and completely) as before, with a common goal of offering faultless and unforgettable(if you describe something as unforgettable, you mean that it is, for example, extremely beautiful, enjoyable, or unusual, so that you remember it for a long time. You can also refer to extremely unpleasant things as unforgettable) service to the guests.
Christmas in Guilin of China
It was time of year when everyone gets together and celebrates Christmas; I was no different, this was the second time that I had celebrated Christmas in China and this time round I headed to the Shangri-la(香格里拉Xiānggé lǐlā) with some American classmates on Christmas Eve, with Christmas Day fully booked out; the Shangri-la is the latest addition to Guilin's cultural landscape, a beautifully designed and constructed hotel, the interior was also remarkably designed with beautiful views over the Li River distant pagodas, this is defiantly the must stay place in Guilin(桂林Guìlín).
Trip to Gansu Province: Zhangye
The Zhangye is a popular travel route for those both domestic and international tourists who want to explore the Silk Road(an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay). It was once in ancient times known as Ganzhou and was a famous commercial port on the Silk Road. Merchants from the west kept coming here for trading. Irrigation from the Black and Shandan rivers makes lead to highly advanced irrigation systems. It gained a reputation as "lush southern-type fields in the desert". Today zhangye is again experiencing economic growth with tourism and manufacturing leading the way, its famous multi-coloured folding mountains that I saw in a Chinese movie are what first drew me to this oasis in the desert, I wanted to see with my own eyes what made this place to attractive to tourists.
Trip to Gansu Province: Dunhuang
After a bus trip from Zhangye I finally arrived in Dunhuang(敦煌Dūnhuáng). Going to Dunhuang is like sailing thru a vast desert(a desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants). Along the way there is little to see, but an endless sea of sand. It's amazing how the roads are well-paved. Anyways, arriving there at 7:00 PM doesn't seem late as the sun was still far from touching the horizon. With that in mind, after checking-in, I immediately set out to see the city sites. I found a small local restaurant and tried some of the very hearty local noodles, complimented with skewers of large juicy, peppery lamb. The sun sets so late there and it was well past 8:00 PM before the sun finally sank behind the horizon.
Top Beautiful Lakes in China
Qinghai Lake: sea in the heart of the land The Qinghai Lake(青海湖Qīnghǎihú), literally translated The Clear Lake is located in Qinghai Province; it is China's largest and highest landlocked salt-water lake sitting at 3,195 meters above sea-level and covering an area of 4,583 square meters, with an average depth of above 19 meters. The lake itself has many estuaries and outlets including The Ganzi River, Shaliu River, Black Horse River and Buha River. Qinghai Lake is famous for its abundance of fleshy, strongly-flavored carp with is caught and barbequed freshly on the edge of the banks of the lake. There are several islands dotted throughout the lake, most of which are home to unique birdlife, hundreds of thousands of wild birds flock to Qinghai Lake in spring.
3 days/2nights Highlights Trip in Guilin of China
Luckily, I got the chance to be their company and made an in-depth site inspection of the attractions in Guilin(桂林guìlín) City, such as the Elephant Trunk Hill, the Seven Star Park, the Reed Flute Cave, the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces and the Yao and Zhuang Ethnic Tribes in Longsheng, the Li River, and the West Street in the ancient town of Yangshuo(阳朔Yángshuò). To be honest, I have lived in Guilin for almost 8 years but still feel that it is just like an emerald waiting to be explored. So here, I would like to share what we have enjoyed in these four days with you.