One Day in the Longji Terraces

   It is known that Longji Terraces is famous for its tremendous formation, flowing fluent lines, charming of variation and unique folk culture.In the autumn, we could see the yellow rice that makes the terraces like a golden sea.

   My colleagues and I went to the Longji Terraced Fields in Ping’an Zhuang Village in late October. But it was too late to see the golden sea. The weather is cloudy. The paddy fields have been harvested. But, we climbed to the fields top that we discovered the unusual, cloud-covered Longji. We could see the seven stars with the moon, counting the star one by one.Could you see the moon? The middle one with water is. 

   We had lunch in the Ping’an Hotel. The food are all local dishes. The bamboo-tube-cooked rice is very delicious and especial. It is worthy tasting.

   I had hoped to live in the village for a night. If living in the Longji Star-Wish Resort, I wanted to say my wish to the star and watch the cloud dance on the balcony. I hope that my wish could come true in next summer.
            
                    

Paintings on Rocks

Some of the lovely gifts we purchased lately 

China Highlights Operation Team's Dream Board

I got an idea from a training -  make a dream board for my team. 

The staff wrote their wishes or a certain thing they want, then hung it on the board, and i hope all wishes and dreams can come true someday. 

   
























Here are our wishes

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and check it out what it is by your phone?

The summer in Guilin

I don't like summer. There are several reasons. It is very hot in Guilin during that period, I sweat frequently and set off an uncomfortable smell. It is easy to be found by the mosquitoes, they bite me and it makes me itchy. I am browned easily by the strong sunlight even though I used sunscreen cream. I still feel so hot while I turn on the electric fan.
I also like summer as I can taste many kinds of fresh fruits. This is a good opportunity to eat fruit which we can't eat in other seasons. Besides apples and pears, I can eat grapes, watermelons, passion fruit, longan, lichi, Chinese wampee fruit, and so on. When I think of them, I start drooling.
My father planted passion fruit and shaddock tree in our garden two year ago, we have a harvest every year. Now the passion fruit become ripe. I think It is more delicious than the ones are sold in market. In October we can eat the shaddocks.

 

Northern Xinjiang Trip in June

It's an inspection trip, invited by Xinjiang Tourism Bureau. Our destination was the northern of Xinjiang Area. There is a saying: "You never know how large of Xinjiang, unless you have been there". It's actually a tough trip, because you have to stay in the bus for 5-6 hours (400+ KM) every day.

However, do not always sleep on the bus, I hope you could enjoy the scenery along the way, rather that expecting the attractions. In my opinion, what you can see along the way more than in tourist attractions. see more my interesting trip

Trekking along Longhu Canyon

Longhu Canyon is one of the best trekking routes in Guilin. We did a one day trekking yesterday to the most popular part from Xianren Bridge to Yangguan village. It is 7 km long and spent us 6 hours for the hiking. But it worth the time because of the fascinating view on the way. We took the bus from Guilin station to Xingan county and then rent a mini-bus to Longhu Canyon , the entrance of the Longhu Canyon.  After the trekking in the Canyon, we went through several viilages before we get back to the road for bus back to Guilin. See what we appreciated from the trekking through the following photos:

This blog is written by Simon Huang.

China History Discovery Tour – Henan Province

The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Terracotta Army, are they all you can imagine about the ancient buildings and historic places in China? Henan Province, where many ancient cities and historic relics locate, is definitely a destination of a tour of China history discovery.

Romantic Sunset in Guilin

Teeming with fabulous natural scenery, Guilin is a perfect place to stay and relax. Surrounded by mountains, Guilin has many scenic spots in the city center, where you can take amazing pictures of the romantic sunset and seasonal beauty.

The picture below is taken in July.

Elegant Lotus, Beautiful West Lake, and Quiet Hangzhou

When and where to see flowers in summer in China? Hangzhou is one of the ideal places, where you can see ocean of lotus on the beautiful West Lake. Nothing is cooler than cruising on the West Lake!

Heavy Rain hit Kunming, China last night

Kunming China, received heavy rain last night, half of the city is in water. Our local operator in Kunming found no way to get to the office this morning and has to work at home. Many families on the first floor, cars and streets are totally in water, rescue team are busy transferring and relocating people to safe places. May God bless lives there. Candy from China Highlights reports.

 

 

 

 

 

See The Great Wall of China on a Helicopter?

Only One-passenger-helicopter available for great wall tour in June

Some customers love to take a helicopter to see the great wall while in Beijing, but 2-passenger-helicopter or bigger helicopters will not be available until July. 

Bird Eye View of the Great Wall of China from the Helicopter

One to 4 passengers helicopters

One passenger helicopter

Book a Beijing Tour with Seeing the Great Wall from the Sky.

Can I take the slow boat to China Wuzhou from Hong Kong like 10 years ago?

One of our clients called and insist on booking a boat ticket on the slow boat to China Wuzhou from Hong Kong via the Zhujiang River and Xijiang. We explain to him that this transfer line has disappeared years ago due to lack of passengers. Most people choose bus transfer from Hong Kong to Wuzhou which will take 5-6 hours, while 2 days for the boat ride. However, this changes made our customer very sad because he and his wife took the boat ride many years ago and they enjoyed it very much.

Slow boat from Hong Kong to Wuzhou 10 years ago

I felt sorry for him and I could understand why he was so sad. I used to travel from Wuhan to Anqing on the Yangtze via transfer boats such as Jiangshen, Jianhan which took 24 hours and sometimes longer on misty days, these boats ride impressed me very much with the scenery along the Yangtze and the big boat itself. When my son was 5 years old, I was determined to impress my boy by taking him for the boat ride on the Yangtze, but to my dismal, I found these boats disappeared on the Yangte too, we ended up took a Yangtze River No. 1 Cruise ship and cruised between Chongqing and Yichang, it was great and luxury, but different.

Jianghan Passenger boat on the Yangtze before 21 century

Jiangshen Passenger boat on the Yangtze before 21 century

O, How I miss that old, transfer boat on the Yangtze, just like that gentleman miss the slow boat to China Wuzhou, but that is life, life is changing fast, I would encourage you to travel when possible today, otherwise,  you probably will miss the train ride tours in China or the River Cruise on the Yangtze in 20 years, who know?

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Can I Join a One Day Bus Tour to Cover both Giant Panda Centre and the Giant Buddha from Chengdu and back to Chengdu?

Yes, it is now available to do the two must see sites (Giant Panda Centre and the Giant Buddha in Leshan county) in one day on a bust tour on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, but please confirm with the provider before making payment. Itinerary is as follows:

Panda Base Centre

The Giant Buddha

Tour Schedule:

7:00-8:00am,Pick up from your hotel

8:30-11:00am, Visit the Giant Panda Base

11:00am-1:00pm, Bus ride to Leshan

1:00-2:00Pm,lunch or resting time.

2:00-4:00Pm, hiking up and down the Giant Buddha

4:30-6:30Pm, Bus ride back to Chengdu

8:00-9:30Pm, Optional tour to Sichuan Face Show

Notes:

1. Free pick only available for locations within second ring road and tour end at Tianfu Square.
2. Tour includes entrance fee to both the Giant Panda Base Centre and the Giant Buddha Park.
3. Professional English Speaking Tour Guide.
4. Tips not included.
5. Donations for Panda Protection is up to you.
6. Lunch, boat tickets in leshan (if you want to take a boat ride) and tickets to Face show are not included

Hey, Do you want to discover China with your own private vehicle, own tour guide, own driver, and travel on your own pace instead of being herded in big tour group? Need a professional local China Travel Adviser to customize a tour according to your own needs and interests? Visit China Highlights web site for ideas and free advice or quotes now.

2013 FORTUNE GLOBAL FORUM MAKES CHENGDU BUSY AND CROWED

We don't recommend you go to Chengdu between June 6 to 8, 2013, because it is very crowded at the moment since the 2013 Fortune Global Forum is in Chengdu unless you are going there for the forum. Most of the attractions are not open for tourists such ask the Panda Base centre, Chengdu Embroidery Museum, Temple of Marquis, Dujiangyan Irrigation Syste, Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum, JINSHA Site Museum and more.

 

Hey, Do you want to discover China with your own private vehicle, own tour guide, own driver, and travel on your own pace instead of being herded in big tour group? Need a professional local China Travel Adviser to customize a tour according to your own needs and interests? Visit China Highlights web site for ideas and free advice or quotes now.