registering for the driving license

Introduced by my colleague Lussie, I registered for the driving license at Xinhua Driving School last week. The teacher is her uncle.

There are total 3 tests waiting for me before I get the license. I dreamed a lot about driving in past time and I'm so excited about this. The first test is about the traffic rules. There were only 2 days left for me to prepare for it since the testing date was fixed. I read the book carefully and stayed up until 1am at the midnight. Finally I got the full mark 100, which made me feel that I had gone back to the colleague life. Right now, I'm preparing for the rest 2 exams, during which I'll have 0 distance with the car. I hope I'll get the license before May.

 

A Foggy Day

It's foggy today, because the rain season is coming. I was standing on the balcony of our office building which is near Shan Lake. I could see Sun & Moon Twin Pagodas peering behind the thick fog. That scenery looked like a Chinese painting. It's very beautiful. In my opinion, rain season is actually a good time for travelling to Guilin, even though it rains frequently. You can see the scenery which is different from in sunny day. Especially visiting Li River, you will find yourself in a fairyland. Don't miss the chance to realize the beauty of Li River.

New China Highlights’ Tours to Southeast Asia

China Highlights has just completed our first 10-day Vietnam Discovery tour for Judith and Phil Fisher. They have reported that they had a great trip in Vietnam which went off without a hitch.

China borders many Southeast Asian countries which makes it easy to combine a China trip with an extension to our neighbors. In order to meet customers' demands and provide our customers with higher-quality services, China Highlights has developed tours to Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore. Now our customers can get the same level of care when they visit these neighboring countries as they have come to expect form our China tours.

Read more information about New China Highlights' Tours to Southeast Asia.

 

 

Top Things to Do in China

China is a vast country with diverse landscapes and cultures. It might be confusing as to how to plan a China tour. China Highlights has categorized destinations, attractions and things to do according to month of visit, interests, whether it is your first or second etc. visit to China, duration and budget, and hopefully it will help you get to know about China and sketch a rough plan of your trip to China.

Top attractions to visit in China include the Great Wall, the Yangtze River, Terrocotta Army, the Yellow Mountains, Li River, Potala Palace, the Bund, and Giant Panda.

Places are recommended by month, such as snow and ice in Harbin for January, beautiful scenery by taking Yangtze River cruise in summer, pleasant weather in autumn, and holiday season and shopping spree in Hong Kong at the end of the year, etc.

Places are recommended by various interests, such as Miao people's Lusheng festival, Great Wall hiking, Karst topography in Yangshuo, Jinli food and shopping street in Chengdu, and romantic ancient water towns.

We have also listed the recommended destinations according to your … time to visit China.

View detailed information at http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-top-things-to-do.htm

Leon's 2011 New year tour second stop -Yanji(part one)

Since our flight leaves from

Shanghai
Pudong
Airport

, we decided to take the maglev train to the airport.
The normal fare for the train is RMB50, but you can get 20% discount if you show them your flight tickets. We showed the staff our flight tickets (in a text message from air company) and we got the price at the price of RMB40.



The whole ride is about 8 minutes long and the highest speed is
431Km/h
.



We fly to Yanji via

Changchun

. It is almost 11pm when we get to Yanji. Our friend picked us up at airport. Yanji, the capital city of

Yanbian
Korean
Autonomous
Prefecture

. Most Local people speak Korean in their daily life.
 There are many Korean food restaurants. They took us to a Korean restaurant, barbecue is one of the favorite food of Korean people.

Typical Korean breakfast- ox's tail soup



Korean Cold noodle

 

Leon's 2011 New year tour fist stop -Shanghai

 

We flew to Shanghai in the morning of 31^st Dec. 2010. The weather is very good.　We had a sichuan food lunch near our hotel. All the food were cooked together and serve in a big bowl.







The main purpose for Shanghai tour is the visiting of China Pavilion. We did it in the afternoon of 31^st Dec. It is said that there only 10000 tourists now. You don’t need to wait in a long queue. You can just buy the entrance ticket(CNY 20 per person) then enter the pavilion.







We watched a circular-screen movie, it is about China’ development after Opening up in 1979. After that we watched an exhibition of Shanghai family’s typical furnishingsin 1960s,70s,80s and 90s.







After the show, we went to city center, many department store will extend their business hour to 2am next morning. There are so many people on the streets and it is very hard to find a seat in a restaurant. We managed to find a small restaurant. We had a stroll on Nanjing Road and Bund.





 

We visited Shanghai Museum next morning and departs for Yanji.  

Happy New Year

It is Feb. 2^nd, 2011, the last day of 2010 in the lunar calendar and the Spring Festival starts today. As it's the most important festival, people are busy to prepare everything to celebrate it. My family is also eager to welcome the Spring Festival. I got up early this morning and clean the house. I also help my father to put up a new couplet on the gate as people will use a new couplet every year. On the couplet there are some words for blessing. People wish to have a happy new year.

In the evening, people reunite with their families and relatives and have a dinner together. At 8:00pm, people would like to watch TV and enjoy many television programs which are very colorful.

At midnight, a lot of people, especially the young people, like to set off the firecrackers which are forbidden in urban, because of danger. But they are allowed in the countryside. I live in the suburbs, so I am lucky to enjoy this traditional action. It's very excited outside.

A new year is coming. All of people use their way to celebrate it. I Wish everyone have a happy life and enjoy every day!