Lying in Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province, the West Lake is a world famous tourist spot. Embraced by green hills on three sides, the lake covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers and has a perimeter of 15 kilometers.
February 7, 2010
Qiandao Lake (Thousand-Island Lake)
Located in Chun’an County of Zhejiang Province, the Qiandao Lake is among the first 44 national scenic spots proclaimed by the State Council, and also the largest national forest park at present. It is a man-made reservoir formed during the construction of Xin’anjiang Hydropower Station in 1959.
The Qiandao Lake National Forest Park covers a forested area of 448 square kilometers, with a forest coverage rate of 81%. The dense forests have purified the air of the surrounding areas. The water area of the Qiandao Lake amounts to 573 square kilometers and has an average depth of 34 meters and the visibility of 7 meters. As national first-class water, it is so pure that it can be drunk directly. (more…)
Tianmu Lake
The Tianmu Lake is located 8 kilometers south of Liyang City in Jiangsu Province, where Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, and Anhui Province meet. Reputed as pearl on the area south of the Yangtze River, the lake was listed as a provincial tourist resort in 1993. The scenic spot has very convenient transportation both inside and outside the area. It also has rich tourist resource, with beautiful scenery, wild life and three unique products as its three distinctive attractions.
How to Bargain when Shopping in Shenzhen and Hong Kong?
To get the most out of your shopping experience in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, you should pick up some bargaining skills or else you will end up paying too much most of the time.
If what you want to buy, is sold in many nearby shops and stalls, chances are you will be able to bargain for a lower price than what’s quoted. It is a standard practice to negotiate for a better price. Usually the real price is 1/3 – 1/2 of the quoted. The vendors set prices with the expectation that they will be reduced in the bargaining process. Thus, if you don’t bargain, you are paying too much!
Introducing Guǎngdōng
Feisty, rebellious Guǎngdōng is China’s fastest-developing province and also one of the richest. For centuries it was isolated from the rest of China by its mountainous topography, forcing the Cantonese to rely on their own pragmatism and innovation for survival.
Situated in the fertile Pearl River Delta on the South China Sea, the Cantonese have always looked outward to the sea for their livelihood. It was along Guǎngdōng’s 800km coastline that foreign merchants first made contact with China and the ancient Maritime Silk Road had its beginnings.
Powered by WordPress