Historically, travel to China has often involved a lot of admin beforehand to secure documentation and visas when visiting as a tourist. However, in November 2023, China announced that until the end of November 2024, the need to secure a tourist visa before visiting for up to 15 days has been waived for five European […]
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Let’s be real. It’s January – the bank account is looking sparse post-Christmas and ‘nipping out to the shops’ is suddenly costing an arm and a leg. And here we are, banging on about bucket list places to visit in Asia. BUT (yes, there’s a ‘but’), as much as it might feel like a pipe
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As far as trips of a lifetime are concerned, well, I think it’s possible to have many of them to be honest! But certainly one of my most memorable trips was taking the Trans-Mongolian train from Beijing to Moscow. To go through three countries, through different climates, surrounds, encounter different cuisine, meet different folk, see
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What do camping on the Great Wall of China, riding bikes along the Medieval walls of Xi’an, and visiting a panda research centre in Chengdu all have in common? You can do them all on our 25-day China loop. It’s the perfect mixture of the must-sees and off-the-beaten-track experiences, from the verdant fields of
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The 164.8 km long Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge connects China with the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The bridge is considered to be the world’s select few engineering marvels presently. Linking popular metropolitan cities of China, namely Shanghai and Nanjing in the Jiangsu Province, this overpass bridge is the lifeline of the nation. In operation since 2011, Danyang-Kunshan
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Summers are fast approaching and everyone’s desperately hunting for some good holiday destinations closer to home. Well, your search ends here folks! When Asia has a bunch of the most enthralling places that you can visit before the blazing weather sets in, why look any further? And the cool part is, we’ve got them all
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The view of the Great Wall of China This article was first published at https://etramping.com/the-great-wall-of-china-august-2011/ by Agness WalewinderThis article was first published at https://etramping.com/the-great-wall-of-china-august-2011/ by Agness Walewinder Source link
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Here it comes, Chinese New Year. Many Chinese say it’s the most extraordinary celebration in China, where there is no alcohol and food limit and you can hear and see fireworks almost everywhere all day long. It’s my first time in China so it’s also my first (surprisingly) Chinese New Year to celebrate. Since December
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New year is just around the corner, and we can’t help but be excited about the celebrations that it brings! People all across the world immerse themselves with the party spirit, and there’s no doubt you would also love to be a part of their rich festivals. There are plenty of international winter festivals and
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On Tuesday, September 21st 2021 people all over China will be celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival! What does it mean? For us in the West, it is another day, for Chinese and some neighboring countries, it is a very important tradition which carries a strong connection to the full moon (that is why it is called the Moon
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