During our Yantze River Cruise a Chinese pair surprised us with a Viennese Waltz around midnight. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept […]
Dazu Rock Carvings – Baoding Shan
The Dazu Rock Carvings ( 大 足 石刻 ) are 62 miles west of Chongqing. In the hillsides around the city of Dazu 50 000 statues were carved in the rocks. Most are located on the North Hill and the Treasure Chest Mountain – Baoding Shan. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a […]
Ming Dynasty Tombs Beijing
The Ming Dynasty Tombs ( 明十三陵 ) – 31 miles away from the Chinese capital – are an interesting destination for visitors of Beijing. Half way between the Great Wall and Peking are the mausoleums of 13 of the 16 Ming emperors. The grave of Dingling, the Emperor Wanli ( 萬曆 ) between 1572 and […]
Journey on the Li River – Part3
The Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo is one of the most beautiful landscapes of China. In 221 BC Emperor Qin Shi Huang built the 20 miles long Lingqu Canal (Magic channel, Ling Qu, soul-channel). The canal connects the Li River flowing southward with the Xiang River – Xiangjiang – flowing to the north. The Xiang River […]
Journey on the Li River – Part2
The Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo in China is due to its characteristic karst mountains of the most beautiful landscapes of China. Worldwide, no comparable landscape formation is known. On the Journey on the Li River – Part2, we pass the Langshi scenery, past picturesque sandy beaches and bizarre karst cones. In Yangdi Cun is […]