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Ticket Prices Going Up… and Up…
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 29 March 2010
There have been countless stories in recent weeks about China’s potential inflation problem. I haven’t really noticed this phenomenon in my daily life, except in one aspect — sightseeing ticket prices. This is probably the result of greed rather than macroeconomics, but the entrance fees to sites in China are astoundingly high. And based on [...] Related posts:Tulou-Hopping in W.
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Gulang Yu: A Slice of Europe in China
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 24 March 2010
Update: If you’re planning a trip, check out my guide to Xiamen for detailed hotel, restaurant and transportation information (3/29/2010). After two days visiting the tulou in western Fujian, my friends and I returned to the port city of Xiamen (Amoy).
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Tulou-Hopping in W. Fujian
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 22 March 2010
Update: If you’re planning a trip, check out my guide to visiting the tulou for detailed transportation and lodging information (3/29/2010). Imagine sharing a house with your parents, your siblings, your best friend, and every one of your snotty cousins — not to mention all of their parents, grandparents, and so on.
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Xiamen: Time to say goodbye
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 25 June 2009
The final stop on our two-week trip through China with my parents was Xiamen, a city located on the southwest coast of Fujian province. Xiamen is a city, but it’s very different from other Chinese cities. First of all, because Xiamen is coastal, the air quality is supposed to be quite good (though it was [...]
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Wuyi Shan: Comin’ round the mountain
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 18 June 2009
After saying goodbye to Eddo in Shanghai, we headed off to Wuyi Shan (Wuyi Mountain), in Fujian province. Our introduction to Wuyi Shan was kicked off quite ceremoniously by The Scariest Dinner We’ve Had So Far. We were taken to a restaurant specializing in “local delicacies”, if by “local” you mean “scary” and by “delicacies” [...]
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