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Emei Shan (Emei Mountain)

Hiking day on a holy bddhist mountain. didn't see any famous monkeys though. Full day Emei Shan, return to Chengdu. Last chance to visit the hot springs for the group. leave 3 star Nine Dragon hotel. nice place!

permalink written by  Benjamin Satterfield on March 24, 2005 from Emeishan, China
from the travel blog: China Tour Spring 2005

Panda Reserve

AM: Visit Panda Breeding Center, way cooler than any zoo. If you love cute fury critters, don't miss the panda reserve, especially the baby nursing area. Go rain or shine, it's not to be missed! Also check out the red Pandas (the lesser panda), they are sometimes overlooked, but you can pay...

permalink written by  Benjamin Satterfield on March 23, 2005 from Chengdu, China
from the travel blog: China Tour Spring 2005

Natural Chengdu

AM: Herb Museum, DuFu poetry garden. PM: Xin Hua book store.

permalink written by  Benjamin Satterfield on March 22, 2005 from Chengdu, China
from the travel blog: China Tour Spring 2005

Medical Day

Full day at Chengdu's Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) college and hospital. In the evening we had the hot pot dinner.

permalink written by  Benjamin Satterfield on March 21, 2005 from Chengdu, China
from the travel blog: China Tour Spring 2005

Chengdu Immersion

AM Herb Market. PM Tong Ren Tang pharmacy Herb dinner in Qin Shan Fang Restaurant. We're gonna stay at the 3 star Nine Dragon hotel for 4 nites.

permalink written by  Benjamin Satterfield on March 20, 2005 from Chengdu, China
from the travel blog: China Tour Spring 2005

Beijing Fling

Forbidden City, Tian An Men Square and Summer Palace; or go to Great Wall in our first jet-lagged day! We cut out the forbidden city, it was just too much. Hop on the flight for Chengdu.

permalink written by  Benjamin Satterfield on March 18, 2005 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: China Tour Spring 2005

Shanghai in 30 minutes

We got here Shanghai Pudong airport. But can we make the connecting flight to Beijing? We have a long day of instant sight-seeing ahead of us.

permalink written by  Benjamin Satterfield on March 17, 2005 from Shanghai, China
from the travel blog: China Tour Spring 2005

Peking Duck

I'm in Beijing now, trying in vain to find a restaurant that will serve me some of that famous roast duck. Last night, I was drinking the good cheap local beer and and enjoying the conversation with a bunch of folks from the hostel. At about 4:15 am, somebody suggested that we should walk to...

permalink written by  Jason Kester on May 6, 2004 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: Southeast Asia, the Trans Siberian and Scandenavia

Another rant on Chinese tourism

China loves its tourism. There is no natural wonder so beautiful that it could not be improved with the help of man. Say you have a really impressive cave with crazy rock formations. That's great and all, but what if you then built a 50 foot tall concrete butterfly over the entrance, added...

permalink written by  Jason Kester on May 6, 2004 from Beijing, China
from the travel blog: Southeast Asia, the Trans Siberian and Scandenavia

Re: Big Top

Made it to Yangshuo, but somehow I've not been all that motivated to climb. It seems like there are no climbers around. It's a strange place here. They really love tourism. Everything worth visiting has been developed in the Disneyland model. Bigger is better. Take a place with amazing views...

permalink written by  Jason Kester on April 30, 2004 from Yangshuo, China
from the travel blog: Southeast Asia, the Trans Siberian and Scandenavia

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