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I like Beijing Backpackers Youth Hostel best, it's not around the block from the subway(but not very far either), but it's on...

Did you know that the dogs used for dog meat are beaten to death?

In my opinion, Fenghuang is major tourist trap. While it was once a living village, today it's surrounded by a dusty concrete city; I...

Wow, thanks a lot. This is extremely useful information. The asbestos situation sounds horrifying. So it sounds like depending on your...

I'm planning on travelling from Xinjiang to Qinghai this summer. I plan on going from Hotan to Golmud as is briefly mentioned in LP. Does...

Fenghuang is noisy and overrun by tourists, and isn't really a genuine village - it's actually surrounded by a more modern Fenghuang City -...

Thanks for the tips....

I plan on travelling from Xinjiang to Sichuan via Qinghai. I'm looking for advice on the fastest way to get from Golmud, Qinghai to Dege,...

You should really stop in Jiayuguan, the Western end to the Great Wall, on your trip from Dunhuang to Lanzhou. It's only about four hours...

I'm planning of travelling in Western China this summer, and have considered going to the southwest region of Qinghai, around Yushu. As...

I'm an American studying Madarin at a university in Shanghai until the end of June. I intend to travel to Xinjiang, Qinghai, and Sichuan...

Three isn't that young, he should be OK. If you are not of Asian descent, though, the one thing that you and your son must be prepared for...

I second the Friday Muslim Market; it's pretty small, but it's just about the only interesting market in Shanghai. The Shanghai government...

If you are from Pennsylvania, then you've probably spent enough time in New York to get used to crowded cities. Beijing and Shanghai are...

I found that despite a large number of tour groups, once you get off the main (mostly flat) trail, you get away from the tour groups. When...