Written by
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Huizhou\Zhaoqing, China by TravelPod blogger Zebmanchen titled “Guangdong landscape” Zebmanchen’s travel blog entry: “How beautiful natural sight it is!Grace Xi Hu Lake’ sunset in Huizhou ;special Qi Xi Yan geology in Zhaoqing.” Read and see more at: www.travelpod.com Photos from this trip: 1. “Xi Hu Lake Sunset(1)” 2. “Xi Hu Lake Sunset(2)” 3. “Zhaoqing(1)” 4. “Zhaoqing(2)” 5. “Zhaoqing(3)” See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Beijing, China by TravelPod blogger Mrcwoodsman titled “The Summer Palace in Autumn and Banpo” Mrcwoodsman’s travel blog entry: “The Summer Palace and surrounding area was the most beautiful Autumn area I have seen in a long time. Between the ancient Chinese architecture and the golden trees I’m not sure which was more stunning or whether it was the whole picture that caught our breath the most. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. The central Kunming Lake covering 2.2 square kilometers was entirely man made and the excavated soil was used to build Longevity Hill. It served as a summer resort for Empress Dowager Cixi, who diverted 30 million taels of silver, said to be originally designated for the Chinese navy (Beiyang Fleet), into the reconstruction and enlargement of the Summer Palace. In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It declared the Summer Palace “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value. We took in Banpo Village after a 12 hr overnight train to Xi’an to see the tera cotta warriors. Banpo Neolithic Village is a place located in …
