Beijing street food is an amazing gift for this city. It’s cheap, varied, convenient, and above all great to eat. If you don’t mind abandoning your air-conditioned room for dusty street corners and crowds of hungry Beijing people, then you could end up becoming seriously addicted to it. There is such a vast range of […]
Visiting Beijing is, right now, a gateway to both the past and the future. In the Chinese capital, one can see both the ancient monuments and temples that symbolize Chinese civilization and the skyscrapers and enormous infrastructure that proclaim its rise as a power. If you travel to Shanghai you can feel the vibrant world […]
The depiction of martial arts in movies can get quite outrageous. Whether an intentional creative decision or not, this kind of treatment can be a hit-or-miss, with some finding the over-the-top action plain stupid, and others seeing it as fun and exciting. Kung Fu, for example, is one of the most popular combat styles that […]
Xue Hua Piao Piao Bei Feng Xiao Xiao, the lyric from the Chinese household song “Yi Jian Mei,” that means “one plum blossom,” it published in 2010 by a famous songwriter Fei YuQing (Yu-ching). In recent, this song was widely used in a hit Tik Tok video with a Chinese man with a bald head […]
Disney Plus has arrived to rescue us from boredom and make many of us smile melancholy as we relive moments from our childhood watching our favorite Disney movies. However, not all the content of the platform is classic. Disney Plus includes in its catalog new series and films as well as National Geographic documentaries, Marvel […]
These are some of the alternative streaming platforms for viewing different content, kungfu movies, Chinese dramas, a very specific genre, anime or more series. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney Plus dominate the world of streaming with their endless lists of box office hits, classic series and original stellar content. But although they are a […]
When making a tourist trip to a big city like Beijing, the capital of China, it is important to have a first vision of what you are going to find when you get there. It is also important to have a basic knowledge of the history of the Chinese capital that allows you to understand […]
1. Zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting In ancient China, playing the zither (古琴, Guqin), the game of go (围棋, Weiqi), calligraphy, and painting (Chinese painting) were skills that literati (including some famous ladies) had to master to cultivate their health and sexuality, collectively called zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The Guqin is one of the […]
When you visit the Imperial Palace in Beijing, better known as the Forbidden City, you will see that it is located north of the great Tian’anmen Square. After your long walk around this great square in Beijing and already want to visit the Forbidden City, you will find a large building that has the name […]
Travel to China, hotels need to be booked in advance. This time, I’ll introduce 8 hotels we stayed in during our trip to China. I hope they will be useful to you. 1. Beijing – 161 Hotel To get from Beijing airport the cheapest way is to take the Airport Express, get off at Dongzhimen […]
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