My Adventures Across China

[AndrewJin]

Wow! China is a beautiful country.

come and have some authentic Chinese food here.LOL

 

[AndrewJin]

Some images about Gulangyu Island and downtown Xiamen

Gulangyu Island

Downtime Xiamen, Amoy Island

 

[Yizhi]

Some images about Gulangyu Island and downtown Xiamen
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Gulangyu Island
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Downtime Xiamen, Amoy Island
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you pandaed yourself? .
@AndrewJin ever traveled to Northeast? it's fun too, not very crowed and have super sized food!

 

[AndrewJin]

you pandaed yourself? .
@AndrewJin ever traveled to Northeast? it's fun too, not very crowed and have super sized food!

YEAH, I PANDA myself or my company. I love panda people.LOL
Of all the Chinese provinces and regions, Northeastern three provinces ,Inner Mongolia and Ningxia are not in my traveling history. What a shame!

One day excursion from Xiamen to Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, Hakka's round house.
Fujian Tulou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tianluokeng Tulou cluster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The village road to this UNESCO site.
I like that Tulou-design street lights and tourists center.
@birdy Which do you prefer? Tulou street lights or those solar/wind energy in front of Wuhan Sta.?

We call them in Chinese, Four Dishes and One Soup. LOL

Tulou is not just about round designs.
Would you like to spend a night in one of these delicate Tulou guesthouses?

An ancestral Temple and a local village of Hakka

 

[Place Of Space]

YEAH, I PANDA myself or my company. I love panda people.LOL
Of all the Chinese provinces and regions, Northeastern three provinces ,Inner Mongolia and Ningxia are not in my traveling history. What a shame!

One day excursion from Xiamen to Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, Hakka's round house.
Fujian Tulou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tianluokeng Tulou cluster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The village road to this UNESCO site.
I like that Tulou-design street lights and tourists center.
@birdy Which do you prefer? Tulou street lights or those solar/wind energy in front of Wuhan Sta.?
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We call them in Chinese, Four Dishes and One Soup. LOL
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Tulou is not just about round designs.
Would you like to spend a night in one of these delicate Tulou guesthouses?
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An ancestral Temple and a local village of Hakka
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Hey, you are single. Maybe some beautiful girls like you and want to travel with ya. Covering the face, regret you lose the opportunity.

 

[AndrewJin]

Hey, you are single. Maybe some beautiful girls like you and want to travel with ya. Covering the face, regret you lose the opportunity.

You should definitely post a thread where members upload their selfies, being a matchmaker.

 

[AndrewJin]

Continue this costal journey.
From Xiamen to Shenzhen it takes around 3.5h for 585km (over 40 trains to Shenzhen per day; 150.5/181 for 2nd/1st class)

On the train, eastern Guangdong Province(Canton) known as Chaozhou(Chaochow/Teochew).
The Chaozhou people form the second largest group amongst the ethnic Chinese in Singapore, after Hokkien.
Chaozhou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Transfer in Shenzhen SEZ
Before going to HK, have a gathering with my relatives in Shenzhen, homemade fish, chicken and vegeteble.
Shenzhen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Since @Nihonjin1051 has made a wonderful Hk trip, I won't upload too many of my HK photos
Pictures of my recent trip to Hong Kong (love this city!!)

A glimpse of Kowloon (literally nine dragons)
Kowloon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A glimpse of Hong Kong Island (fragrant port island)
Hong Kong Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You just can't get enough of it, can you?
@Nihonjin1051

SWEET! SWEET! SWEET!

 

[AndrewJin]

A one-day trip to Macao
from HK by TurboJET
Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Which Macao do you prefer?
A casino Macao

An old Macao

 

[Place Of Space]

Continue this costal journey.
From Xiamen to Shenzhen it takes around 3.5h for 585km (over 40 trains to Shenzhen per day; 150.5/181 for 2nd/1st class)
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On the train, eastern Guangdong Province(Canton) known as Chaozhou(Chaochow/Teochew).
The Chaozhou people form the second largest group amongst the ethnic Chinese in Singapore, after Hokkien.
Chaozhou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Transfer in Shenzhen SEZ
Before going to HK, have a gathering with my relatives in Shenzhen, homemade fish, chicken and vegeteble.
Shenzhen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Since @Nihonjin1051 has made a wonderful Hk trip, I won't upload too many of my HK photos
Pictures of my recent trip to Hong Kong (love this city!!)
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A glimpse of Kowloon (literally nine dragons)
Kowloon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A glimpse of Hong Kong Island (fragrant port island)
Hong Kong Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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You just can't get enough of it, can you?
@Nihonjin1051
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SWEET! SWEET! SWEET!
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Most of those skyscrapers are constructed after 1990's, especially 2000's. IFC year 2003, ICC year 2010.

 

[Aepsilons]

Some images about Gulangyu Island and downtown Xiamen
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Gulangyu Island
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Downtime Xiamen, Amoy Island
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Wonderful! Love the panda insert, btw. LOL!!!

Continue this costal journey.
From Xiamen to Shenzhen it takes around 3.5h for 585km (over 40 trains to Shenzhen per day; 150.5/181 for 2nd/1st class)
View attachment 197569

On the train, eastern Guangdong Province(Canton) known as Chaozhou(Chaochow/Teochew).
The Chaozhou people form the second largest group amongst the ethnic Chinese in Singapore, after Hokkien.
Chaozhou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Transfer in Shenzhen SEZ
Before going to HK, have a gathering with my relatives in Shenzhen, homemade fish, chicken and vegeteble.
Shenzhen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Since @Nihonjin1051 has made a wonderful Hk trip, I won't upload too many of my HK photos
Pictures of my recent trip to Hong Kong (love this city!!)
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A glimpse of Kowloon (literally nine dragons)
Kowloon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A glimpse of Hong Kong Island (fragrant port island)
Hong Kong Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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You just can't get enough of it, can you?
@Nihonjin1051
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SWEET! SWEET! SWEET!
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@AndrewJin ,

Awesome pictures of Hong Kong, btw. Also, wanted to say that if you ever want to shop till you drop, definitely the open shops in Kowloon is a place to go. But if you want to eat , stop by the Lei Yu Mun fish market. You pick what fish, shark, eel, octopus, crab etc you want to be cooked and they literally chop it up and cook it for you. That is always one thing i do whenever i'm in HK because man, the food over there --- is hard to find anywhere else in the world.

Next time i want to try the giant starfish they sell at the fish market. They say it tastes better than Chilean Sea Bass.

A one-day trip to Macao
from HK by TurboJET
Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Which Macao do you prefer?
A casino Macao
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An old Macao
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Old Macao's church exterior facade looks similar to the types of church architecture in the Philippines. Beautiful and well preserved !

 

[AndrewJin]

Of all my journeys of 2014, this one is what I'd like to share with you most.
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I've sent my words and photos to an Indian who is currently working in China.He beautified my words and posted these travelogues in his blog.
Sulekha.com Member Profile page

I've been to northwestern Yunnan Province for 3 times. I'll post mainly on 2014 Yunnan trip and mix it with my previous two.

I did't spend a night in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province this time. After fly from Shanghai, I took a shuttle bus to kunming Railway Station where I transferred to a slow day train directly to Lijiang, a UNESCO site.

Kunming Railway Station
My train K9612 took about 8 hours for this mountainous single-track route, approximately 520km(hard seat 49RMB, hard bed 107RMB, soft bed 167RMB). Kunming is expected to link HSR system in the coming 2years, a Kunming-Shanghai HSR line.

These were Kunming in my 2010 trip.
Last time there I found not Metro system, but when I reached Kunming Airport and found out there is a 3-line system and more under construction.
Kunming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I captured this photo when the train rode on the eastern bank of Erhai Lake(ear sea), Dali City.
Erhai Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Before posting my Jade Dragon Snowy Mountain experiences in Lijiang, I'd like to post some of my last Dali tours in 2010 and 2013.

Dali Railway Station

Old town of Dali
Dali City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A church in Dali. @Nihonjin1051

 

[AndrewJin]

Cangshan Range and a 5RMB(in2010, don't know the price now) vegetarian food in a temple on the range, overlooking the whole Erhai Lake and old town of Dali
Cangshan (Yunnan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dali's Thee Pagodas
Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple (Dali) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dali's specialty
mind that pork with flower
@Nihonjin1051 @powastick @Yizhi

A town called Shaxi on the ancient tea road, 2013
Shaxi, Yunnan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[Aepsilons]

This is just absolutely breathtaking, my friend. The design, the architecture, the color of traditional Chinese design yet coalesces with Christianity. This is the very example , the very manifestation of Chinese fluidity and adaptability. @Yizhi , we mentioned this in our last talk . Man, i want to visit this place in the future.

Also, thank you for posting pictures of the city of Dali. I've heard so much of Dali, but have never been here before. Will definitely have to do what you have done. In hte future i would like to do an HSR trip from Guangzhou all the way to Heilongjiang. Maybe stop by Ningbo for some traditional noodles and shopping.

Thank You, again for these pictures.
Arigadou Gozaimasu!!!!!

I do hope and pray, my friend, that the Central Urban Planning Bureau takes notice of these pictures and does so to send funds to preserve these local icons, these are the very thesis of cultural artifacts that defines the character and nature of this region, this province. I can only imagine how old these buildings are, perhaps centuries, if not thousands of years old as there are temples such as these in Japan that are 8 centuries old , some even over a millenia. They are literally the window for us to peek into the history of our forebears.

Seeing these pictures, it is a reminder for me and many others who Love the Chinese History and Chinese Culture --- how ancient this land really is.

Thank You again.

 

[Shotgunner51]

A one-day trip to Macao
from HK by TurboJET
Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Which Macao do you prefer?
A casino Macao
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An old Macao
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Love Macau so much, I go there a few times a year .... casino, portuguese food, cantonese seafood, sauna ...
Most of the time I stay at Wynn, they have limo car pickup (Bentley) from airport or ferry terminal, wonderful place!

 

[Yizhi]

YEAH, I PANDA myself or my company. I love panda people.LOL
Of all the Chinese provinces and regions, Northeastern three provinces ,Inner Mongolia and Ningxia are not in my traveling history. What a shame!

that's my hometown, bro. welcome to visit someday.
better come in summer, winter snow would close the mountains from roughly October to May, and you Southerners (Hubei is south, right?) could be turned into human Popsicles.

this one, magnificent.