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Campfire hiking to a small mountain col village in the "Immortal's Abode".

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Ski Slopes near Hangzhou - Chinese New Year's 2022 Self-travel Daytrip Destinations

It's Spring Festival 2022! Winter cold and snow machines turn the mountains around Hangzhou into a playground of snowy slopes.

Jan 26, 2022

10 individuals of non-Chinese background will be recruited to participate in this 2-Day,1-Night ‘Outside Perspective’ Travel Test Challenge.

Oct 18, 2021

Tibetan entry policies for non-Chinese shift daily. This is the latest guide to all the documents you need to get in during the Epidemic.

Sep 12, 2021

Meaning of the Chinese Buddhist Heart Sutra - recited as part of temple monk's morning prayer ritual at Futuo Temple.

I spent three long, un-air-conditioned summers away on exchange in France. Waiting for me at home when I got back – a luggage inspection....

Once locked, their lock will remain locked. In spirit, they are taking the same plunge that the two lovers did that fateful night.