China Travel Articles

• High-speed rail gains steam

  A bullet train from Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guandong Province, enters the Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Dec. 25, 2012. According to an announcement of the Ministry of Railways, the Beijing-Guang...

• Hakkas and Their Earth Buildings

  Dotted around the mountain triangle where Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi provinces meet, the so-called earthen buildings (tulou in Chinese) are attracting more attention in China and the other parts of the world. Architects consider them to be the cream of traditio...

• Nadam Fair

  Nadam (Naadam) Fair, or Naadam Festival is a folk festival of the Mongolian ethnic group. In Mongolian, "Nadam" means "recreation/play" or "entertainment." It is said that Genghis Khan, a Mongolian monarch who succeeded in 1209 in...

• Four Seasons of the Yellow Mountain

  Each of the four seasons on the Yellow Mountain (aka Mt. Huangshan) has their respective beauty but even this can vary from day to day thanks to variations in the weather, light and shade as clouds pass overhead and even around you at the higher reaches. This endle...

• The Charm of Southern Chinese Gardens

  Chinese gardens can be divided into two categories, the imperial and the private. The former are seen more frequently in northern China, while more of the latter can be found in the south, especially in Suzhou, Wuxi and Nanjing.Small and delicate, cleverly laid...

• Ethnic Groups in Southwest China

  China, a multinational country, is home to 55 ethnic groups in addition to the Han majority. Miao, Dai, Yi, Bai, Zhuang, Dong and Naxi, mainly inhabiting the southwestern provinces and regions of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Sichuan, distinguish themselves by their...

• A Guide to the Chinese Ethnic Customs Tour

  With the air service accessible to all the provincial capitals, and to the autonomous prefectures in the region, a tour to southwestern China is quite convenient now. A typical Chinese ethnic customs tour can start with a direct flight to Guiyang, capital of Gui...