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- 2010-04-01Shanghai travel story: the history of the Duoyunxuan
In July 1900, there was an advertisement in Shen Newspaper, announcing the opening of Duoyunxuan Art Studio. More than 100 years have passed, and the studio has turned into an enterprise that sells and buys works of art, such as curiosities, seals, Chinese calligraphy and ink-wash paintings, which attracted millions of foreigners and local tourists in Shanghai travel.Over the past centuries, Duoyunxuan Art Studio has donated part of the treasures to the nation’s first-class museums includi......
- 2010-03-29Shanghai trip story: the history of the Shanghai Opera
Shanghai Opera or Huju is a piece of authentic Shanghai folk culture which many tourists are very interested in during their Shanghai trip. It originated in the folk ballads of the countryside around the Huangpu River and entered its prime during Shanghai’s former heyday in the 1930s and 19740s.Unique characteristic of Shanghai Opera is that it tells contemporary stories. It is the only one of the more than 300 folk opera forms in China whose major repertoire consists of contemporary stories. Th......
- 2010-03-28Shanghai tour story: Fengxian Bay Traveling Area
With a 13.7-kilometer-long coastline, the Fengxian Bay Traveling Area in Fengxian District covers an area of 17.6 square kilometers. Facing the East China Sea, it is an ideal spot for kite flying due to the abundant wind.Every year, thousands of visitors in a Shanghai tour are attracted to the Fengxian Kite Flying Ground. The sky over of the open area is always filled with various colorful kites with different designs.Covering an area of more than 200,000 square meters, it is also the largest ki......
- 2010-03-26Shanghai travel story: the Guilin Park in Shanghai
Guilin Park at 80 Guilin Road is located in the city’s southwest in the vicinity of Xujiahui shopping center. Its sweet scented osmanthus are known in Chinese as Gui. Many tourists in a Shanghai travel came to here for purpose to see those flowers and smell the fragrance.With an area of 3.55 hectares, the park, completed in 1932 after four years of construction, is a miniature of traditional Chinese Gardens around the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.The Suzhou style Guilin Park has fascinatio......
- 2010-03-24Shanghai trip story: the history of the City God Temple Fair
The City God Temple was built in the early Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), first used to enshrine a West Han Dynasty (296 B. C. –A. D. 24) senior official. In the early 15th century, the local government turned it into the City God Temple where many tourists would like to go during their Shanghai trip.The religion of the City God, part of Taoism, dates to the fourth and fifth century AD. People believed the City God could protect the citizens of a town from disasters. The faith was popular during the ......
- 2010-03-23Guilin travel story: the source of the Old Hill (Laoren Hill)
The Old Hill is at the side of the Gui Lake, and is one of the top three hills here with the other two hills---- the Diecai Hill and the the Sole Beauty Peak (Duxiu Feng). It looks like a kindly and good-natured old man, so it is called the old hill. Many tourists in Guilin travel had been attracted here by the beautiful landscapes.Talking about the source of this hill, there’s a long story.After the First Emperor of Qin levied numerous civilians to build the Great Wall, those civilians were hav......
- 2010-03-22Guilin trip story: the legend of the Flying Phoenix Hill (Feifeng Hill)
At the west of the Old Hill in Guilin , there’s a Flying Phoenix Hill (Feifeng Hill). Most tourists in Guilin trip would like to have a visit here because of its beautiful name. And how did this name come? There’s a story.It was said that there was a couple lived at the foot of this hill, who went to chop wood on the hill every day for a living. When the wife was 42 years old, they finally had a daughter, who was so lovely just like the full moon. The couple was as happy as they got a star or th......
- 2010-03-19Guilin travel guide: Guilin scenic spots top 10
If you are in a Guilin travel, then the following 10 scenic spots should definitely not be missed.1. the Li RiverAlong the Li River there are numerous famous scenic spots, especially around Xingping. Such as the Yang Dike (Yand Di), the Cavel Hill (Yangjiao Hill), “Boy worshiping the Goddess of Mercy”, the Zhuobi Peak, the carp on the cliff, “Old man guarding the apple”, “eight immortals crossing river”, the Hencoop hill (Jilong Hill), the Saddle Hill (Ma’an Hill), “Guan Gong carrying broadsword......
- 2010-03-18Guilin tour story: the picture of the Ganoderma Fairy coming down to earth
Almost every tourist in Guilin tour knows the Li River Bay (Lijiang Wan), which relies on the Li River. There are many fabulous landscapes here, and one of them is the picture of the Ganoderma Fairy coming down to earth.The picture of the Ganoderma Fairy coming down to earth is a natural fresco on the mountain, and there’s also a legend about how it came up.It was said the people in Yongsuli were all very rich, and the business all around through the canal ferry was very flourishing. There......
- 2010-03-16Guilin travel story: the source of the Liugong Village
In Yangshuo, Guilin there’s an ancient village named Liugong Village which located at the side of the Li River. The landscapes there are fabulous and it’s convenient to go there either by boat or by car. This village has 500 year’s history; many tourists came to visit during their Guilin travel, not only for thenatural landscapes, but also for the human landscapes.Why is this village called Liugong Village? Let’s start with the story about the Three Color Lake (Sanse Tan)......
- 2010-03-16Guilin tour story: the Zhaoban Hill
After you appreciated the Yellow Cloth Beach (Huangbutan) and the Red Wall Beach (Zhubitan), Xingping is the next place ahead of you. It’s only 63km from Guilin and 20km from Yangshuo. So many tourists in Guilin tour have visited here.Xingping is a town with a long history. It is located in the center of the most beautiful landscapes around the Li River. And on the way from the Red Wall Beach to Xingping, you will see a hill on the left side of the Li River which shapes like a tablet named......
- 2010-03-14Guilin trip story: the origin of the Apple Hill
Passed the Carp Beach by boat, you could see the “Boy worshiping the Goddess of Mercy” Landscape, and if you keep going down the Li River you will arrive at the Langshi Village. Look far into the distance at the Langshi Ferry, you will see a large platform among the mountains in front of you. On the platform there’s a circular rock hill shaping like a big apple on a plate. It is called the Apple Hill. It was said that the Queen Mother of the West heard the words of Chang creati......
- 2010-03-11Guilin tour story: the name of the “Yang” Dike
The Yang Dike is a scenic beside the Li River shore where always gathered many tourists in Guilin tour. There are neither rows of green tender poplars, nor gentle willows, and why is it named Yang (it means poplar in Chinese)? It turns out that this name comes from two local mountains: the Cavel Hill and the Trotter Hill. Talking about the origin of these two hills, there’s an explanation in Guilin. It was a long time ago. A huge goat demon appeared in this place. It was as large as a moun......
- 2010-03-10Guilin travel story: the legend of the Green Lotus Peak (Bilian Feng)
The Green Lotus Peak is the top landscape in Yangshuo, Guilin. Most people would like to visit this mountain during their Guilin travel.But how can it be possible that lotus is green? Of course it is, in legend.In the Jasper Lake of the Queen Mother of the West, there was actually a green lotus. Queen Mother liked it very much, and she only permitted the Jade Emperor, the Tathagata and the very high lord to see it. So the Lotus fairy---- the spirit of the green lotus was very lonely. She begged ......
- 2010-03-10Guilin trip story: “Boy worshiping the Goddess of Mercy”
By the side of theLi River, there is a high and sharp peak. View from afar, you can see it just like the Goddess of Mercy who is praying with hands joining together, sitting on the futon. So locals call this mountain the Guanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) Mountain. And there is another strange mountain in front of the Guanyin Mountain, which looks like a humble boy kowtowing to the Goddess. These two mountains make the wonderful landscape "Boy worshiping the Goddess of Mercy" which has att......
