You are currently browsing all posts tagged with 'China'.
Displaying 1 - 10 of 18 entries.

“Shopping in Chengdu” Dearl’s photos around Chengdu, China (huanhuaxi park photo album)

  • Posted on August 24, 2011 at 9:25 am

Preview of Dearl’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Chengdu, China Entry Title: “Shopping in Chengdu” Entry: “Shopping!! Now i am not the worlds best shopper as you know. I like op shops, second hand books, plants and garage sales. I don’t like buying clothes and shoes never ever fit. But shopping here is on a level I have never experienced. The Chinese have shopping and haggling down to a refined art. I am sure a brawl is going to break out at any minute listening to the customer and proprietor only to see all settled amicably amidst laughter and back slapping. Who would figure! There isn’t anything you can’t buy here you just have to know where to look. The women shop a lot, clothing and shoes, bags and makeup. The hairdressers are always full of customers and boots are in! Knee high boots, boots with stiletto heels, suede boots, skin boots, black, brown, stunning styles worn with jeans and mini-skirts. Big fashion here. The markets are filled to capacity 7 days a weeks from 7 in the morning till 9 at night. I like the chemists, you need no prescriptions for most things and you don’t have to buy the whole packet you can buy two panadol if that’s all you need. They are a blending of western and Chinese medicine. The doctor at school takes care of the teachers, she has cured my allergic reaction , when my swelled up and my left eye closed. and …

Continue reading “Shopping in Chengdu” Dearl’s photos around Chengdu, China (huanhuaxi park photo album) »

China awash with counterfeit vintage wine

  • Posted on August 17, 2011 at 11:48 pm

Long known for its fake designer handbags, China is now battling a flood of counterfeit vintage wine amid a growing zest for bottles from famed wineries as a sign of social standing. Duration: 02:19

Continue reading China awash with counterfeit vintage wine »

Fruit fields in China

  • Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:32 pm

This was really wild. While driving through a fruit field, ( a short cut to a factory) in Shantou China I noted that all the fruit trees/bushes, had all these white things on them. You will see that in the video. Well what those are are, firstly, plastic bags, like sandwich bags, over the top of this white foam mesh that is used to protect fruit during transportation which is then over the blossoms. They will let the fruit actually grow into those so they can then just pick them off the tree and package. The outer plastic bag keeps all the bugs and dirt off the fruit.

Continue reading Fruit fields in China »

“Shopping Beijing” Laurahenne’s photos around Beijing, China (shopping china forums blogs)

  • Posted on August 13, 2011 at 12:23 am

Preview of Laurahenne’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Beijing, China Entry Title: “Shopping Beijing” Entry: “China was mostly what I had expected. Big city, lots of people, large neon signs in Chinese, and I stood out like a sore thumb wherever I went. I had a great time though. It was so interesting and beautiful and I really like this city. I like how you can bargain prices, and I like how the sales girls get mad at me because I get them lower than most of the other foreigners. I like how even if I don’t know Chinese at all, you can still get around and function perfectly normal. I also really like the food, well most, and I especially love Beijing Duck. It is full of fat and really isn’t that good for you but it is fun to eat and tastes good. You make tiny tacos out of it. They come out with the different parts, the super thin tortilla, the veggies and the duck and some sauce and you dip the duck in the sauce add some veggies, roll it up and eat it. It takes a long time to eat it, cause the tacos are so small, but it is so good. The last couple days were more of my shopping days. I hadn’t bought anything the entire time while I was in China so I decided that the last days were going be the days where I check out what Beijing has to offer shopping wise. I started off the day by first going sightseeing at the Temple of Heaven. Which was …

Continue reading “Shopping Beijing” Laurahenne’s photos around Beijing, China (shopping china forums blogs) »

“Watching the world float by” Hsa’s photos around Yangshuo, China

  • Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:47 pm

Preview of Hsa’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Yangshuo, China Entry Title: “Watching the world float by” Entry: “Today was one of the expected highlights of the trip – the boat down the Li river from Guilin to Yangshuo. We were a bit concerned because there has been some rain in the night, but it was clearing up when we boarded our boat which contained a mix of Westerners and Chinese. Ours was a more expensive boat (apparently originally for foreigners) and nowadays more wealthy Chinese upgrade to these boats too. Some of them wear very posh frocks and unsuitable heels for their boat and walking trips but they have to look good for their photos! The Chinese also ordered a lot of the seafood “extras” with their lunch – crabs, snails and prawns, flashing their wealth about. They brought a lot of other food and drink with them and spend the whole trip munching. Their guide did a sales pitch for postcards and DVDs but they mostly played cards and ignored him. Each boat has a kitchen on the stern and small fishermen’s boats draw alongside to sell their produce. And later, souvenirs. In typical Chinese fashion all the boats leave the quay at the same time and file down the river one behind another. The river is already quite low and every now and then a boat runs aground and there is a boat traffic jam. The food was a bit cold and chewy by the …

Continue reading “Watching the world float by” Hsa’s photos around Yangshuo, China »

“Kowloon and Hong Kong” Hadwin’s photos around Hong Kong, China (parrot queen’s road hong kong)

  • Posted on August 9, 2011 at 2:11 am

Preview of Hadwin’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Hong Kong, China Entry Title: “Kowloon and Hong Kong” Entry: “I decided after doing a pretty decent job of exploring the island the day before that I would head over to Kowloon. The iconic Star Ferry was my choice of transport and at $2.30 (18p) it was again a great bargain (I seem to recall that the Staten Island ferry in New Your was similar). Once in Kowloon I strolled around the harbour area and then decided to take the tube (the MTR as it is known in Hong Kong) up to Prince Edward where there were a number of markets indicated in my guide book. The first market was the Flower Market which was quite well signposted in English from the exit although this area seems to be far more Chinese than the Harbour and Island — in fact I only saw one European looking person (also taking photos at the market) the entire morning. The Flower market is really a collection of shops along a single street with a great display of plants and flowers — there were orchids and bonsai trees and all sorts of colourful flowers and the place smelt fabulous (quite a relief after the usual pong of the streets in Asia where the high temperatures and dodgy sewers can produce some far more unsavoury smells). At the end of the Flower Market is the entrance to the Bird Market — this is a strange place full of …

Continue reading “Kowloon and Hong Kong” Hadwin’s photos around Hong Kong, China (parrot queen’s road hong kong) »

“A survival guide for illegally entering Tibet” Mrconfused’s photos around Lhasa, China

  • Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Preview of Mrconfused’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Lhasa, China Entry Title: “A survival guide for illegally entering Tibet” Entry: “I had intended to take the increasingly common route from northern Yunnan to Chengdu, via Litang and Kangding, but having spent the past few days in good company, I decided to join Cat and Nick on a trip on to Lhasa instead. The joy of having no fixed plans, I guess – it means that you can decide to take a bus in the wrong direction for four days if you choose. Not wanting to pay an extortionate amount for a Tibet entry permit and organised tour (the only legal way to get into Tibet from Zhongdian), we decided it would be much more fun – well, much cheaper – to just take the public bus and see what happened. After the initial disappointment of being turned away when asking for a ticket to Lhasa, we went back and purchased tickets to Markam, the first town over the border in Tibet, reasoning we could probably buy onward tickets there. We were right. So, based on my experience, to take the bus from Zhongdian to Lhasa you will need: Water and snacks Camera Music or a book A hooded jacket Friendly bus drivers Patience Disinfectant An ambivalence to filth Nicotine patches (for afterwards) The bladder capacity of a rhinocerous or Colostomy bag Stapled stomach Defective sense of smell The first day of the journey …

Continue reading “A survival guide for illegally entering Tibet” Mrconfused’s photos around Lhasa, China »

Wholesale Handbags,Wholesale Women’s Handbags,wholesale lots cheap Handbags from China

  • Posted on August 5, 2011 at 9:32 am

Wholesale Handbags,Wholesale Women’s Handbags,Bags-Wholesale.net supplies best wholesale Handbagbags from China

Continue reading Wholesale Handbags,Wholesale Women’s Handbags,wholesale lots cheap Handbags from China »

spongebob in china with subtitles

  • Posted on August 3, 2011 at 10:51 pm

With subtitles there you go

Continue reading spongebob in china with subtitles »

“Don’t eat snickers bars in China” Jatchn2009′s photos around Beijing, China (travel pics)

  • Posted on August 2, 2011 at 12:44 am

Preview of Jatchn2009′s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Beijing, China Entry Title: “Don’t eat snickers bars in China” Entry: “In keeping on a theme, getting to Beijing was no mean feat either. Armed with a piece of paper that apparently read “soft sleeper to Beijing tomorrow please”, off to the train station I went. The surly government official added two symbols, which were deciphered by a stranger “No train”. I pondered all the way back to the hostel, bumped into another traveller, who suggested I fly. Found the travel agent, who mistook the word plane for train. After much Q&A via an interpreter, 24hrs later, I had my train ticket to Beijing, soft sleeper. I nearly missed the train as I went up the wrong street. No sooner was my LP guide out of my bag, than a taxi driver was at my side offering me a ride. It was on this train that I encountered my first dilemma ordering from a Chinese menu. That dilemma being, I had NO idea what i was ordering. I pointed at something that had a picture, thinking it was small order. A few minutes later, five plates of what looked like food appeared. Battered pilchard (ie. bait), mixed egg/tomato, rice, hot cucumber in hot water, and some kind of mushrooms in hot water. Six of the biggest security guards/police were seated near me, so escaping was futile. I picked at the tomato and rice and when they werent …

Continue reading “Don’t eat snickers bars in China” Jatchn2009′s photos around Beijing, China (travel pics) »

Powered by Yahoo! Answers