Tag: china

March 8, 2009

Chinese Opera and Acrobatic spectacle

No Beijing visit would be complete without attending Chinese Opera and a Chinese acrobatic spectacles. It was not in the plan to go to both, but we finally did. We didn’t liked the Chinese Opera. It was very peculiar but simple, tedious and repetitive. On the other hand, the acrobatic …Read the Rest

March 6, 2009

Made in China

Bargaining is a skill that you really need to master in order to get a decent price on Chinese markets. …Read the Rest

Cultural Beijing: The Summer Palace, Lama temple, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City
March 4, 2009

Cultural Beijing: The Summer Palace, Lama temple, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City

Forbidden city Beijing is built around the Forbidden City so the palace is the heart of the city. The Forbidden …Read the Rest

The Great Wall
March 1, 2009

The Great Wall

We walked 10 kilometers on top of the Great Wall from the Janshaling entrance till the beginning of the Samatai …Read the Rest

Beijing
February 25, 2009

Beijing

I visited Beijing for a week last chrismas with Ann. When I was a kid and I hated travelling, Beijing …Read the Rest