Category: travel china
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16 Things I’ve Learned Living in China for 3 Years
In August 2015 I hopped off a plane in Changsha and was introduced to China for the first time. I’ve spent the last three years learning about Chinese culture, making many Chinese (and foreign) friends, and traveling to some pretty incredible places. China has challenged me to step way outside my comfort zone, try some…
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Eating Duck Blood (And Other Strange Things) in Nanjing
Nanjing, a beautiful city in the Jiangsu Province, is just four hours from Beijing by high-speed train, and has been one of China’s most important cities for over a thousand years. Nanjing is well-known on a global scale for many reasons: As one of the former capitals of China, Nanjing holds a huge historical and…
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7 Incredible Views on Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain is a famous mountain located in the city center of Zhangjiajie. Most people come to Zhangjiajie for a glimpse of the famous Avatar Mountains and don’t even know about Tianmen Mountain, or might want to skip it altogether. If Tianman Mountain isn’t on your itinerary for Zhangjiajie it should be though! At 1,519…
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A Guide To Hiking The Avatar Mountains in Zhangjiajie
If you’ve seen the movie Avatar, these mountains will look familiar! These famous mountains in China were the inspiration for the fictional world of Pandora and can be found in the Zhangjiajie National Park. This park is China’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a popular tourist attraction because of the stunning mountains and…
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Rooftopping in Guangzhou
There’s this trend going on called rooftopping which involves finding tall residential or commercial buildings in a city and doing extreme things like dangling off the ledges and taking cool photos. I’ve recently been inspired by lots of photos I’ve seen in Guangzhou (and also other places) by people who are rooftopping experts. I think it’s…
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Weekend Trip to Shenzhen
I live in the Guangdong province of China and this comes with many good things. Cantonese culture and food. Mild winters. And several cool cities nearby that have lots of things to do. In China cities are ranked by tier, 1st tier being the most developed cities with the highest GDPs – cities like Beijing…