Travel to China

Nathan Road

Nathan Road is probably the most famous shopping strip in Hong Kong. I could sayt  that it stretches for well over 10 kilometres! Everything that you ever wanted to buy is available and at extremely good prices, including well known designer clothes, shoes, tech  goodies, music CDs, DVDs, etc. The only thing that can disturb you at first it's that is always crowded! regardless the time! but it is worth it!

Beijing

Beijing is the capital of China and was also the seat of the Qing dynasty emperor, until the formation of the republic in 1911. It has many rich historical sites, and government institutions. The city mostly flat with regular construction, with only one hill in the city, in Jingshan Park, to the north of the Forbidden City. Beijing has concentric ring roads, which are rectangular rings, that go around the metropolis. Beijing will serve as host city for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital city of Jiangsu Province, located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is the central city of the lower Yangtze Basin. It is a very known historical and cultural city.
Nanjing was the capital of several dynasties, and was the capital of the Republic of China from 1911 to 1949. Purple Mountain East of the lake park has Ming Dynasty tombs, the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and many other impressive relics, that will take you more than a day to explore.

Suzhou

Suzhou is a city located in the Jiangsu province. It is famous for its beautiful gardens and traditional waterside architecture, and The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are UNESCO World Heritage since 1997. The Temples are a must see, like the Tiger Hill Pagoda (Yunyan Ta) that was built during the Song dynasty, from 959 to 961. Among the many gardens and parks, you have The Humble Administrator's Garden, with tours through the garden that start every 5-10 minutes. Included in the tour, is a "Chinese marriage", a look at carved tree roots, a boat ride through the garden canals, and the option of enjoying a fortune teller rituals at the end.

Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves or Mogao Grottoes are a system of 492 temples located near Dunhuang in Gansu province. Along with Longmen and Yungang, they are the three mos famous ancient sculptural sites of China. The paintings on the walls were a form of meditation for the Buddhist monks, representations of their quest to enlightenment and a way to transmit their stories and beliefs to those who were illiterate. This caves became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Xia Dynasty

The Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty to be described in Chinese historical records, and from 2205 BC to 1766 BC, this Dynasty had 14 generations and 17 kings. This dynasty was founded when Shun abdicated his throne to his minister Yu. Shun considered that Yu was the perfect civilian servant, and Yu, instead of passing the power to the person most capable of ruling, passed the power to his son Qi, starting the dynasty.
During this dynasty, a ruling structure developed, originating the earliest forms of the Chinese legal codes.

Longmen Grottoes

These are caves, located 12km south of Luoyang, in the province of Henan.
The grottoes depict Buddhist subjects, and the extend along the mountains of Xiangshan and Longmenshan, and are one of the 3 most famous ancient sculptural sites in China. There are 2.345 caves and niches, 2.800 inscriptions, 43 pagodas and more than 1.000 Buddhist images. The construction of the grottoes began in 493 AD and the area was listed by the UNESCO as World Heritage in the year 2000.

Hong Kong

The official name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and is one of the 2 special administrative regions, the other one is Macau.
Hong Kong is located on the eastern side of the Pearl river, southeastern coast of the  People's Republic of China. This city has one of the world´s most liberal economies, an it is a major center of international finance and trade, being also the richest region of China. Hong Kong was a British colony from 1842 until 1997, and now it is governed as a special administrative region under the Basic Law of Hong Kong. Under the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, it retains its own legal system, currency, customs policy, cultural delegation, international sport teams, and immigration laws, with the PRC representing Hong Kong diplomatically and militarily.

Hong Kong Railway Museum

This railway museum in Tai Po it is now under management of Leisure and Cultural Service Department, and it opened in 1985.
Located at the site where the Old Tai Po Market Railway Station was built in 1913, it was declared a monument a year after it ceased to be a station in 1983. The site, together with the buildings and relevant exhibits, were then given to the government by KCRC with compliments for the construction of the Museum.
The building is unique in architectural style among original Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section).
There are three carriages on the tracks for public viewing and appreciation of the contrast between the old and the new, a railroad pushcart, a passenger carriage used between the post-war years and the early 1970s as well as a diesel locomotive introduced in Hong Kong in 1955 which is called "Sir Alexander".

Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is China's largest inland salt lake and was listed among the nation's natural heritage sites this year because of its scenic landscape and abundant resources. It is located in the southern part of the Qaidam Basin, and 10,515 feet above sea level in a depression of the Tibetan Plateau. Twenty three rivers and streams empty in it, and despite its  salinity, it has an abundance of fish. The lake is located at the crossroads of several bird migration routes across Asia. Many species use Qinghai as an intermediate stop during migration, and at its northeast end are the "Bird Islands", which have been bird sanctuaries of the Qinghai Lake Natural Protection Zone since 1997.