Archive for November, 2009
Octopus Card Transport around Hong Kong
How to Travel around Hong Kong on Public Transport One of the first thing's you should (MUST) do when visiting Hong Kong is buy a Octopus Card, these are available at the airport and any 7/11 store. The ostopus card is fantastic you can use it on all buses, ferries and the The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) which is by far the best way to get [...]
WiFi Phone Box
WiFi Phone Box I was just going through my pictures of when i lived in Hong Kong and found this a WiFi Phone Box!! I've never seen one before and on my travels i have never seen another since!! As you can see its a PCCW box, i know PCCW is also helping facilitate free Wi-Fi services as well. It's already powering Wi-Fi on the ferries [...]
Terracotta Army
Terracotta Army Located in Xi'an, Shaanxi this awesome discovery was made by local peasants digging a well in 1974 and still being worked on to this day. The terracotta army was guarding the tomb of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang di, who lived over 2200 years ago. He became famous for unifying the warring states into what is [...]
Tiananmen Square
Tian'an Men Square In the heart of Beijing lies Tian'an Men Square one of China's most famous sites, this mass of open concrete plateau has been host to many of China's celebratory events where mass gathering are held. Tian'an Men Square is surrounded by communist style buildings such as Great Hall of the People, Quin Men and China [...]
Summer Palace, Beijing
Summer Palace, Beijing The Summer Palace, Beijing known as Yihe Yuan was once home to the Quing Dynasty, used mainly as a get away from the forbidden city. As you walk around this immense yet peaceful place, some 716 acres consisting of buildings, lakes and forest walkways. A bit of a history lesson Yihe Yuan, summer palace was sereved [...]
Discovery Bay (db), Hong Kong
Discovery Bay, Hong Kong To be found on the island of Lantau in the north-east, discovery bay or db named by it's locals is a happy community of westerns that live and work in Hong Kong, just a short 25 minutes to central HK by the discovery bay ferry. Living in discovery bay is like living in the west every where you go you will always see [...]
The Bund, Shanghai
The Bund, Shanghai Visiting the Bund in Shanghai is like stepping back in time, the bund used to be know "Zhongshan Lu" and is amazing to see. Shanghai is a city a two half's divided by the river on one side you have the futuristic part called the Pudong and and the other it's the bund, dating back to its colonial hey day with many [...]
Bamboo
China's Bamboo Forests China is famous for its pandas and bamboo which is now in rapid decline, there are around 500 species of bamboo covering around 3% of the total forest area. The bamboo can be found in 18 different provinces which supplies a vital habitat for China's wildlife. Bamboo grows very fast but a few species only flowers every [...]
Manchu Imperial Palace ShenYang
Manchu Imperial Palace ShenYang of the Qing Dynasty In the center of Shenyang lies a hidden gem, the Manchu Imperial Palace which dates back to around 1644. This was nicknamed the travelling palace as the emperor used it during tours of inspection of the city. Now painted in a off red colour with green trim, every detail in the Manchu [...]
Yu Gardens and Bazaar
Yu Gardens and Bazaar The old style buildings of the Yu Gardens and Bazaar are not really old but the style of the roof tops and building design makes a great day out with outstanding views and an amazing garden. The shops sell everything for the tourists from souvenirs to Chinese medicines, the area is very popular so my advice is [...]
