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Hello Guilin

topchinatrip — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:37:02 +0000

Well, I read an article from a guy Murphy who said he had seen Guilin. He was complaining about rubbish along the river banks ands smog so thick you had to climb to the top of a mountain for a breath of fresh air. All things considered he was there in winter, and I am just back. I didn’t see any rubbish, on the contrary there are always people sweeping up keeping the place tidy. We had a fair amount of rain though. It came in short thundery downpours and left the air nice and fresh afterwards.

We booked through a Chinese travel agent and went on a tour. Everything was of course in Chinese, but if you read up a little before you go, it’s not so bad. The tours are well organised, packing a lot into your day and combining everything with reasonable/good accommodation, and three meals a day fit for an Emperor, if thats what you want. Some opted out and did their own thing.

The first impressions were influenced by what Murphy said, but in a way I knew

what to expect. It was a rainy foggy day. What Murphy missed out on was travelling through the amazing surreal Karst/ limestone countryside (in the sunshine), visiting the plethora of caves, including one of the biggest in Asia which can only resemble crystal palace in size and it’s spectacurlarly flood lit from

one end to the other displaying it’s magnatude and splendour to the lucky traveller.

Other items on the agenda included an antiquated rickety mono rail trip above the paddy fields where you could get a real impression of life in that region. Water buffulo and farmers blend into the countryside giving you a feeling of timlessness

as though nothing had changed in 1000 years. Ok yes, bumpy concrete roads, carrying everything from big trucks to old men towing a cart behind them. I imagine you see that all over China.

We went on numerous boat trips, one on the river Li, one going through the paddy fields, through a cave and visiting an ancient local tribe which actulally resemble the Maori of New Zealand with their dancing and antics,totem poles, threating you with spears etc.

I could go on and on but don’t want to tire you out before you get there. Do it, experience Guilin, see the beautiful landscape, learn about the locals their stories and traditions, taste their food and enjoy. It was only 2 and 1/2 days actual touring, but I’ll never forget them and will probably be back for more, once I’ve seen the rest of China that is! Have fun!

Chinese Famous Tea

topchinatrip — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:31:12 +0000

China is the homeland of tea, and it is also the first country that discovered the tea, made use of the tea and cultivated the tea trees in the world. The history of the origin of tea trees is at least 60,000 or 70,000 years. And it will be at least 4,000 or 5,000 years till human beings discovered the tea and made use of it.

The Famous Tea in China:

★ West Lake Dragon Well Tea

West Lake Dragon Well, named as Longjing Tea and the No.1 tea in China, is produced in the area of the Lion Peak, Longjing, and Wuyunshan in the West Lake of Hangzhou. In history, it was divided into four categories as “Lion, Dragon, Cloud, and Tiger”, and among them the tea that produced in the Lion Peak is considered to be the best one. Longjing tea is famous for its “green color, sweet-scented, pure taste, beautiful shape” in the world.

The appearance of the leaves is flat, straight and light; the color is slightly yellow, like the color of brown rice; the taste is sweet, fresh and pure; the incense is elegant; the color of the liquor is greenish-yellow.

★ Biluochun Tea

Biluochun Tea is produced at Dongting Mountain in the Shore of Taihu Lake of Wuxian of Jiangsu. The leaves that used to make Biluochun tea is burgeon that was picked from the trees in spring. For the advanced Biluochun, one kilogram of dry tea needs 13.6 to 15 million of the tea shoot.

The appearance of the leaves is shaped as the cord-tight knot; the color is galactic latitude that is seductive with the heliciform leaves, so it was called as “Biluochun.”

★ Bai Hao Silver Needle Tea

Bai Hao Silver Needle, known as “tea beauty”, “King of Tea”, is a white tea, produced in Fuding, in the east of Fujian, and Zhenghe, in the north, and so on. This type of tea got the name “Bai Hao Silver Needle” for that its color is white as silver, shaped long and thin likes the needles, White tea is warm and the nature is cool, so it was often used as a medicine for promoting the stomach, refreshing oneself, defervescing, and eliminating dampness.

★ Junshan Silver Needle Tea

Junshan silver needle, produced in the Qingluo Island in Yueyang Dongting Lake, is descripting as the “Son of Emperor Dongting Lake that spring dislikes with longer grass during the two thousand years”. When you mix it with water, it will up and down for three times, and it has a very high appreciation value.

★ Huang Shan Mao Feng Tea

Huang Shan Mao Feng, produced in Huangshan of Anhui, is mainly distributed around Yungu Temple, Songgu Hut, Diaoqiao Hut, Ciguang shelf and Ban Temple in Peach Blossom Peak. Because the ascendant natural conditions, such as high mountains, dense forests, a short sunshine, more cloud or flog, the tea there can get the moisture of the cloud and flog, but without the intrusion of cold or heat, and then it will get the nicer quality, The collecting and processing of Huang Shan Mao Feng is very careful. Mao Feng tea is figured as slightly flat and curved, shaped like tongue of sparrow, smelled like the incense of the white orchid and it taste very sweet and pure.

★ Wuyi Rock Tea

Wuyi Rock Tea, produced in the Wuyi Mountain in Fujian. This kind of tea is semi-fermented tea, and the method of its production is between that of green and black tea. The main types are “Da Hong Pao”, “white Crest,” “Narcissus”, “Oolong”, and “Cinnamon” and so on. And its quality is unique. The water of the tea smells like the incense of the flowers and tastes daintily. After its introduction to the Europe in the 18th century, it has been much loved by the local group, and it has the reputation of “Medicine for Every Sickness “.

★ Anxi Iron Buddha Tea

Iron Buddha is produced in Anxi of Fujian. The manufacture craft of Iron Buddha is very complex. The tea will tight like the knots, and the color is green emerald.

The Iron Buddha that with good quality will form a layer of white frost due to the evaporation of caffeine in the production process, and when you mix it with water it will be filled with natural incense of the orchid, and tasted pure. In recent years, after the founding of the effectiveness of oolong tea for fitness and beauty, the Iron Buddha Tea is becoming more and more popular in Japan and Southeast Asia.

★ Xinyang Maojian Tea

Mao Jian tea is produced in Cheyun Mountain, Jiyun Mountain, Tianyun Mountain, Yunwu Mountain, Zhenlei Mountain, Black Dragon Pool, White Dragon Pool etc., in Xinyang of Henan. The leaves of this type of tea are thin, round, tight and straight; the color is greenish-blue with pekoe exposure; the water is filled with viridity and brightness and tastes sweet and aromatic; the sprout is strong, tender green and neat and well-spaced.

★ Lushan Cloud Mist Tea

Lushan Cloud Mist Tea is produced in Lushan in Jiangxi, which faced the Yangtze River in the north; near the Poyang Lake in the south, and the climate there is very mild and is very suitable for tea growing with beautiful mountains and rivers. Lushan Cloud Mist Tea is noticeable, beautiful, fragrant, sweet, and the water is clear, and also it is competitive product among the green tea.

★ Liuan Guapian Tea

Guapian Tea is produced in the tea-growing areas of Dabie Mountain in West Anhui, among which the tea that produced in Liuan, Jinzhai, and Huoshan is the best. Liuan Guapian is picked in every spring, and it shaped like the melon seeds, so it got the name as Guapian. The tea is greenish-blue, fragrant lofty, sweet and fresh. This tea can not only quench and relieve summer heat, but also it can be used for helping digesting and treatment. Liuan Guapian is best as the medicine for sickness, so it has been regarded as treasures.

China Winter Tour

topchinatrip — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:19:13 +0000

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If you lived in frigid zone, come to the South of China. Sanya beach Tour , Hong Kong for Shopping will be a good choice.
If you lived in torrid zone, come to Harbin of China and have a skiing tour .
The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2010, started from 5th January lasting for nearly 3 months, is definitely the highlight and must-go of a winter tour to China.
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Ming Tombs in Beijing

topchinatrip — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:40:10 +0000

Ming Tombs in Beijing
Ming Tombs, the tomb of 13 emperors in Ming Dynasty, is located in the foothills of the Yanshan,
Changping District, which is in the northwest of Beijing, with a total area of 120 square kilometers.
During more than 230 years from 1409 till the last emperor of Ming, 13 magnificent emperors’ tombs, 7 tombs of the concubines, and 1 big eunuch tomb have been built there. According to the study, 13 emperors, 23 empress, 2 princes, more than 30 pins, and a eunuch were buried there.
Located in the foothills of the northern part of Mt. Tianshou, Changping District of Beijing, it is about 50 kilometers away from Beijing. It will cost about 40 minutes to drive there along the Badaling Expressway northbound. The cemetery was built during 1409 and 1644 with a history of about 300 to 500 years till now. With the floor area of more than 40 square kilometers, it is the biggest tomb in China, even in the world. As the part of the old culture of the old Chinese Ethnic Peoples, together with the natural scenes in the area, Ming Tombs has formed a resort with beautiful scenes and profound cultural connotation.
Ming Tombs is the best preserved tomb in the buildings of China’s ancient imperial mausoleum. Besides, their architecture is magnificent and the system is integrity, and also they have higher historical and heritage value.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in order to protect this heritage, the government began to repair them from the early years after liberation and take the Ming Tomb as one of the national key cultural relics. In addition, in 1957, the Ming Tombs were announced as the first batch of key ancient building units to be protected by the Beijing Municipal Government. In 1961, they have been announced as the national key cultural relic’s protection units. In 1982, the State Council promulgated the Badaling–Ming Tombs Scenic Area as one of the National 44 key scenic spots area to be protected. In 1991, they were identified as “China’s tourist attractions 40 good” by the State Tourism Bureau. In 1992, they were announced as “the world’s largest and best preserved imperial burial tombs.”

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