The Bear and Tiger Park in Guilin houses around 250 tigers including even rare white Siberian tigers, 350 bears, some lions and crocodiles. Please watch the video 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 […]
Summer Palace – Beijing
The Summer Palace (Yíhé Yuán – 頤和園, also called the Garden of Virtue and Harmony, lies at the Western Hills northwest of Beijing. Construction began in 1153 during the Jin Dynasty and was completed in 1764 during the Qing Dynasty. In 1860 the Palace was destroyed by English and French troops to humiliate the imperial […]
Spirit Way – Ming Tombs
The Spirit Way (shéndào – 神道) is part of the mausoleum complex of the Ming Emperor near Beijing. One enters the complex through the dragon and phoenix gate. The 1540 scale 800 m long Spirit Way is flanked by paired larger-than-life animals, mystical figures and officials made of stone. Please watch the video You are […]
Shenzhen
Today, Shenzhen is the city with the highest per capital income in China. This it due to the fact that a special economic zone was created already in 1980. We experienced this city of 1994 and went first to a local meat, fish and vegetable market. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a […]
Huxinting Tea house in Shanghai
The Huxinting Tea house is located in the Old Town of Shanghai at the entrance to Yuyuan Garden. Hu Xin Ting is the Chinese expression for the garden at the water. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note […]
Blow Painting in Guilin
Blow Painting demonstration by the painter Xu Huang in Guilin. At the entrance of the Ludi cave, the famous painter Xu Huang put up his studio. Since earliest childhood he was enthusiastic about painting and calligraphy. He is a pioneer of the so-called Blow Painting in China. Blow Painting is a technique in which the […]