by onceuponmytravel | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog, China, Visited Places
Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient Town, an old town built up in Qing Dynasty, is still being kept in its original appearance with 300 years passed. It is also one of the most famous and most picturesque ancient towns of China.
Fenghuang is insanely beautiful and, of course, incredibly popular among Chinese and foreign tourists and I would definitely put it on the must see list, if you’re near by. It is like a maze of quiet street-alleys where you can get lost exploring and feel the old town breathing. However, most of the time Fenghuang is over crowded. Saying that, my biggest disappointment was evening scenery. It looks beautiful in the dark but with the high demand of tourists it turns into clubbing paradise and looses its charm. (more…)
by onceuponmytravel | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog, China, Visited Places
Pandas, pandas, pandas- they’re everywhere once you arrive in Chengdu; every shop window, cars, merchandise and even graffiti.
The giant pandas are not only a Chinese national treasure but are also beloved by people all around the world. They are found only in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. In total there are fewer than 2,000, of which 70% are distributed within the territory of Sichuan Province. Therefore, when visitors come to Chengdu, one of their main objectives will be to see this lovely animal. (more…)
by onceuponmytravel | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog, China, Visited Places
Terracotta Warriors Museum
Without a doubt one of China’s most famous and popular tourist sites, the Terracotta Warriors is the most impressive underground attraction in China. This incredible collection of well over 6,000 figures was accidentally unearthed by a group of peasants trying to dig a well in 1974. Instead of water, they found a 2,000-year-old statue of a warrior made to protect the Tomb of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the founder of the Qin Dynasty and the first man to rule over a unified China. Fast-forward thirty-some years and the emperor’s underground army has become an enormously popular tourist destination. (more…)
by onceuponmytravel | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog, China, Visited Places
The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the province of Shanxi. The Yungang Grottoes, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries and are one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. (more…)
by onceuponmytravel | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog, China, Visited Places
Title says it all. We got scammed in China. And it feels that after such an extensive traveling we’ve seen it all and we can sense it from far away. But this one was super smooth, whole new level. So listen and learn. Arrived to Dongzhimen bus station and got stopped by uniformed bus station worker for directions. She advised taking bus no 980 express for 15cny and get off at 6th stop for a shuttle to Muttianyu Wall. Hour on a bus and driver points us to get off, once we’re off there is many cars waiting to take you to the wall. 980 went opposite way and dropped us 25km away where drivers were informed about tourists coming. They asked 300 for driving us to wall saying you took wrong bus. We negotiated down to 100. Oh how I wanted to show a middle finger and take a bus back to Beijing! But we had to get to the wall today, as tomorrow is Saturday and it will be super busy. I can’t believe how well it was organised. So be aware! (more…)
by onceuponmytravel | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog, China, Visited Places
After spending a month in a tropical surroundings of Philippines, we were finally ready to enter a much different world of ‘not understanding a thing’, in other words- China. The madness here is overwhelming from the minute I’ve stepped out of a metro. (more…)
Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient Town, an old town built up in Qing Dynasty, is still being kept in its original appearance with 300 years passed. It is also one of the most famous and most picturesque ancient towns of China.
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