China Highlights’ Unofficial Staff Blog

Dream at watertown

2011-11-30T13:54:00.000+08:00

Have you seen an ancient Chinese painting? Painters always choose such a scene: the small bridge, the flowing water and the simple houses; such a scene will always give people a little blue and tranquil. Would you like to visit the scene by yourself? Yes, there are several water towns which are still preserved well. I went to Tongli , which is over 1000 years old and has only recently been

Have you been to Shanghai?

2011-11-30T13:37:00.001+08:00

If a Chinese went to America, his/ her friends would always ask such a question: Have you been to New York? When you come to visit China, will your friends ask: Have you been to Shanghai? Shanghai is considered to be the future of China; so to know the real China, it couldn't be missed. I have been to Shanghai last year to visit the World Expo, and my friends and I also rode the bicycles along

Yangtze Cruise

2011-11-30T10:54:00.000+08:00

Have you read the book of A slow boat to China? Since the development of economy around the world, travelling is becoming much easier; would you like to try the slow and comfortable travel in China? If so, I'd be happy to recommend you taking a Yangtze cruise , which takes three nights and four days for a downstream trip; From the trip, you can not only enjoy the spectacular scenery, but also

A trip to Jiuzhaigou

2011-11-30T10:13:00.000+08:00

At the end of October, My colleague Vanessa and I followed a group of our customers to Jiuzhaigou, which is well known for its amazing beauty of mountains and water; though I have seen a lot of photos of it, my breather was taken away when I was really there. As there is only one small airport in Jiuzhaigou., and there are just several direct flights from big cities of China (such as Beijing,

Being a Fruit Picker for One Day

2011-11-14T17:34:00.000+08:00

I worked as a fruit picker during the weekend. We picked baskets of pomelo, candied kumquat as well as orange. It is not easy to be a fruit picker. Being a freshman in doing this, you have to be very careful to choose those ripe ones; be sure you know how to define them; you will be skilled after some practice. We do not know the hardship for the farmers to fertilize the fruit trees, spray

weekend trip to Xianggongshan Mountain

2011-11-14T11:53:00.000+08:00

Surely the last two days was the best weekend ever for my friends and me. We went to Sophie's home in the country side, which was well renowned place for taking photos of the sunrise, sunset as well as lights and fishing rafts during the Photography enthusiasts. We got on the bus to Yangshuo and got off at Putao town, and then rent a van taking us to the Xianggongshan, where Sophie's home

weekend trip to Xianggongshan Mountain

2011-11-14T10:20:00.000+08:00

Surely the last two days was the best weekend ever for my friends and me. We went to Sophie's home in the country side, which was well renowned during the Photography enthusiasts. We got on the bus to Yangshuo and got off at Putao town, and then rent a van taking us to the Xianggongshan, where Sophie's home located. Her parents and elder brother is running a guesthouse, I thought the

Eight-section brocade exercise to keep health

2011-11-09T16:29:00.001+08:00

The staff at China Highlights is not only interested in providing the professional tour service to the customers. They're also keen on learning to do Eight-section brocade exercise to keep health.

Some Strongly Recommended Tips for Tibet Travel

2011-10-26T10:58:00.001+08:00

After visited Tibet with a group of 10 tourists as well as the latest unexpected illness of one customer of mine, I think it is very important to give out some tips for tourists that are planning their Tibet travel. 1. Don't go to Tibet without warm clothes; visiting to Yomdrok lake and Mt.Everest or Lake Namtso etc even in summer requires down jackets or

Visiting to Datong, Taiyuan and Pingyao

2011-10-20T15:59:00.001+08:00

October 10th: The First Day in Taiyuan At 8am, Nancy and I met in the front of Minhang Hotel to take the airport express bus to Guilin Liangjiang Airport. Our flight to Taiyuan would depart at 10:40. It took exactly 40 minutes to get to the airport. Since there was still more than 90 minutes before the taking off after we got the board passing, we decided to have a little rest at KFC and

Cat Mountain Hike

2011-09-02T16:50:00.000+08:00

Last weekend we went to Cat Mountaion, which got the name Cat Mountain for its peak looks like a huge cat. The main peak of the mountain is about 2,141 meters high above sea level and is known as the "Summit of South China". There were 12 of us, took the express bus to Cat Mountain at 9:30 AM and arrived at the gate of the scenic spot at 12:30, it taken a while for us to bargain with the staff

Yulong River Rafting

2011-08-11T09:23:00.000+08:00

Last week I went to Yangshuo and did the Yulong River rafting as well as some biking in the countryside with some of my friends. We got up at around 9am and checked out of the hotel, after bargain a lit bit, we got 3 bicycles for CNY40, one of which was a brand new Giant, it was cool. We kept seeing big tractor taking many rafts and bikes on the way, which made us felt that the pier was

Picking the Fruit

2011-06-10T00:14:00.000+08:00

Several days ago, on Dragon Boat Festival, some friends and I went to the countryside for picking the peaches. In the middle of May, the harvest of the peach stars. The nectarines are ripe at first. The nectarine tree is a plant that depends on grafting to reproduce. In my opinion, the nectarine is more delicious than the traditional peach. We don't need to pare off the peel before eating. Those

Picking Fruit

2011-06-10T00:05:00.000+08:00