Hoi An Central Market
Food, colours, smells, souvenirs, smiles, yelling and laughter. The essence of any country lies in its markets, and Vietnam’s areContinue Reading
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Changsha Part 5: Tianxin Pavilion 天心閣
If an architecture can represent the soul of Changsha, that would be Tianxin Pavilion. The pavilion has witnessed the manyContinue Reading
Changsha Part 4: A young Mao in Changsha 橘子洲
As an inland city, Changsha lacks the glamour and sophistication of coastal metropolises, but therein lies its appeal. Rubbing shouldersContinue Reading
Changsha Part 3: Museum of Chinese Academies 中國書院博物館
Museum of Chinese Academies 中國書院博物館 is the country’s only museum focused on the history of Chinese academies for classic learning.
Changsha Part 2: Yuelu Academy – 1,000 years of education 嶽麓書院
Established in AD 976, Yuelu Academy was one of the four famous ancient academies in China. The Academy accepted studentsContinue Reading
Changsha Part 1: Yuelu Mountain 嶽麓山
This is the most popular park in Changsha. It is quite big and is the site of a thousand yearContinue Reading
Mao’s Hometown
Chinese has a saying, “Your education when you are three dictates how you live when you are thirty.” Mao ZedongContinue Reading
Hangzhou Night in West Lake 夜游西湖
This is the original. Over the years, many names have been given to this water body in Hangzhou, but noneContinue Reading
Chaozhou Kaiyuan Temple 開元寺
Visited Chaozhou during a root-searching trip with the family. One of the must visit in Chaozhou is the 1300 yearContinue Reading
Dimsum in Guangzhou 去廣州吃點心
There’s saying：「沒到廣州不知道吃不好」meaning if you have not been to Guangzhou you wouldn’t know that you have not been eating well. GuangzhouContinue Reading
