The Best Chinese Food You’ve Never Heard of
Chinese food in China is nothing like Chinese food in America. In America, the best Chinese food is a little […]
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The Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou
The Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou is a sort of holy land for tea drinkers. Longjing tea is smooth, mellow,
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Oriental Land: on the far edge of Shanghai
Oriental Land is a large park located, ironically, on the far western edge of Shanghai. It’s about a two-hour subway
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Lantau Island: The other side of Hong Kong
Lantau Island is not the Hong Kong you expect. When someone says “Hong Kong” you probably think of glistening skyscrapers
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Inside a Chinese Wet Market
Chinese wet markets are large open markets where vendors sell fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat, unpackaged and unprocessed. Ever since
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Hold on to Your Butts: It’s Gucun Park, Shanghai
Gucun Park in Shanghai is also known as “dinosaur park.” Walk through dense forests of leafy green plants. There’s a
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Shipyards and Strawberries on Chang Xing Island
Our Chang Xing Island adventure started with a message from the boss. “We’re going to Chang Xing Island next week.
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Guyi – Shanghai’s Secret Garden
Guyi Garden is a lovely classical garden just an hour north of downtown Shanghai. It’s not as famous as some
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The Oriental Pearl Tower – Yesterday’s Future, Today!
The Oriental Pearl Tower is arguably the most iconic representation of Shanghai’s skyline. It may be the most iconic representation
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Moganshan – Prepare to Meet your new Auntie
Thick stalks of bamboo tower overhead. The tops sway back and forth in the breeze. Birds are chirping. The air
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