Tag: travel
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A Day Exploring Huizhou: Chengkan, Qiankou Residence, and Xixinan Village
By Isaac Tang During my trip to Huangshan, I decided that I would stay in a hotel next to Huangshan North Train Station to make things more convenient when I arrive, and leave, Huangshan. Before travelling to Huangshan, I did a lot of research about what to do in the vicinity of Huangshan North Train…
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Yunqi Bamboo Grove in Hangzhou
By Isaac Tang If people were to imagine a bamboo grove, the most famous grove to spring to mind would be the bamboo forest of Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. However, the Yunqi bamboo grove in Hangzhou, in my opinion, excels that of Arashiyama in all aspects. The Yunqi bamboo forest is indeed a living dream…
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Xiamen’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail
By Isaac Tang Is it a surprise that Xiamen, the home of brave seafarers and voyagers who discovered and made new lives across the South Chinese Sea, should itself be constantly reinvented and reinvigorated? Travellers, when thinking of Xiamen, often think of Gulangyu, or the Isle of Drumming Waves, where its colonial past is exhibited…
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Statesman, Mathematician and Christian: A Unique Visit to Xu Guangqi Park in Shanghai
By Isaac Tang Nestled between skyscrapers in the Xujiahui district of Shanghai, Guangqi Park is a quiet oasis of greenery, unfrequented by tourists and untouched by the hectic commercialisation that is exploding around it. As a memorial to one of the most brilliant and unique individuals in the Ming dynasty who epitomised all the positives…
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Tips On How To Visit The Forbidden City (Palace Museum) On Your Own
By Isaac Tang This article is different from my previous articles where I discourse on poetry and music. As part of the Chinese diaspora, I have had a lifelong dream of visiting the Middle Kingdom. This was delayed multiple times for various reasons, including a certain event in the year 2020. Now that China has…
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