China Trip June 2008

If your visions of Beijing are centred around pods of Maoist revolutionaries in buttoned-down tunics performing …

Originally built in the days of Kublai Khan, this park was used for recreation by the emperors of post-Kublai …

The Summer Palace was the royal summer residence during the Qing Dynasty. The palace grounds cover an area of …

These tours take you in rickshaws through the old quarters of Beijing—a labyrinth of narrow alleys with …

Situated in the south of the city, this stunning temple park was built between 1406 and 1420. It was here that …

The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, was the imperial residence of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing …

Good Shepherd offers inter-denominational Christian services and Sunday School for children and young adults. …

Liu Li Chang is located in Qian Men, the oldest neighborhood in the city, where tradition seems to have been retained …

Standing like some huge lost monolith at the southern end of Tian An Men Square, Qian Men, which literally translates …

Our ancestors left a number of wonderful but mysterious works –- this group of cliff caves among them. In …

Housed within a wing of the Ming Dynasty Five Pagoda Temple, the Museum of Art of Stone Carving contains exhibits …

This is the biggest zoo in China, with more than 3,500 species from almost every corner of the world. Besides …

This park used to be an altar for the gods of earth and grain. Visitors can still see a five-coloured earth altar …

Not too long ago, the valley of the Danshui River was home to rice and vegetable farmers. Today it's the site …

Hong Kong has the big city specials like smog, odour, 14 million elbows and an insane love of clatter. But it …