2009 was a busy year for travel in the To China… and Beyond! household-of-one. As I embark on myfirst big trip of 2010, I’ve been thinking about the best trips I took in 2009.
5. Xi’an: My December trip to Xi’an was actually my second visit to the city. I went there on my first trip [...]
The Chinese blogosphere is abuzz with news about the impending National Day holiday, which this year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. Last week, central Beijing closed down for rehearsals of the parade that will take place at Tiananmen Square. Chinese news agencies reported that the military would be celebrating the [...]
If you are considering a visit to the village of Dehang, in Hunan Province, you don’t have to take my word for its beauty. Jeremiah of Jottings from the Granite Studio just got back from Hunan and has this to say about Dehang:
Dehang is a Miao village tucked into a river valley of striking beauty. [...]
As mentioned below, I spent part of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in Dehang (德夯), in western Hunan Province. This beautiful village is located approximately 550 km west of Changsha, near the border with Guizhou and Chongqing. To get there, I took an eight-hour overnight train to Jishou, the gateway city to Dehang and many [...]
I just got back from two days in Dehang, a small village nestled in the mountains of western Hunan Province. Historically, it was an agricultural community belonging to the Miao minority group, also known as the Hmong. Now, the center of the village has been spiffed up for tourists, with plenty of shops, restaurants and [...]
