Dr. Mark Nan Tu

Dr. Sun Yet-Sen

Dancing clubs

The next YaoMing?

Porker clubs

Ballroom dancing in open air 10 C degree

Located to the east of Beihai Park and north of the Imperial Palace, Jingshan Park is a worthy place spot to visit. JingShan in Chinese means Scenic Hill. The hill was originally made with the earth from the moat surrounding the Forbidden City. The hill is the highest natural place inside the city. From there, one can have wonderful views of Beijing, especially over the Forbidden City, The park was an imperial garden during the Yuan (1271 – 1368), Ming (1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1911) dynasties.

Living in Beijing for over 3 years, I have not visited the JingShan Park. I decided to visit the park in Sunday afternoon. The entrance fee is surprisingly cheap, only 2 RMB. I was impressed by the lush green grass field and the cypress trees surrounding the hill. There are many visitors, mostly are local Beijingers enjoy the Sunday afternoon outing. There are a lot of folk singings, dancing and even music performance in the park. These are the local opera, singing and music clubs and mostly consist of middle or elder aged persons. The singing, dancing and socializing are signs of a

Chinese government announced recently that the Chinese workers will enjoy 11 paid holidays. 1 more day than the previously 10 paid holidays.
These holidays are:
New Year

This is the hiking map for the Jiankou Great Wall

Our Group after reaching the ZhenBei Lou

The Huge Incense Burner on top of the DingHu Mountain

Zhaoqing is one of the famous tourist places in Guangdong Province. It is located 110 km west of GuangZhou, and on the transportation route that connects to GuangXi and Hunan provinces. It enjoys a mild subtropical monsoon climate (average 21? annually) and abundant rainfall. It offers tourists densely wooded mountains and caster landscape.

ZhaoQing is known for its historical relics and natural beauty. ZhaoQing has over 2000 years of history. The local government promotes it as the leisure getaway for city dwellers in GuangZhou and ShenZhen.

Tourist Attractions:
DingHu Mountain
Just 20km east of ZhaoQing is the DingHu Mountain. It has the China

Chinese fast food between 6-10 RMB/meal.

The cost of eat out is so low and the choices are so many. Many Chinese office worker eats out every day.

I came to Guangzhou 2 month ago and I have not cooked once. I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in restaurants every day. I call it outsourced chicken.

Chinese are world class in many things, among them two stand out above everything else: 1st: cooking,
2nd: mass production.
One can find Chinese food in every part of the world. Chinese production line is one of the most efficient systems in the world which produces majority of the items that the world uses everyday. With the combination of cooking and mass production skills, you have a country that offers extremely efficient and good public canteen that is suitable for every occasion.

I walk to work every morning. On the way to work, there are at least two food stands that I can buy milk and Chinese dumplings for breakfast. I usually grab a box of milk and bread or a box of Chinese dumplings. The cost is 5 RMB. I usually have lunch in the office. A few local restaurants deliver the box lunch everyday.

Humen Battery, where the Opium War started and China opens its door in 1850s. Now a busy port for oceanliners carry Chinese exports.

Reading last week

I lived in the America where leisure travel means driving. As the Chevy

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KeYuan South China architecture

Yue Opera in KeYuan tea house

The Yellow Flag mountain park is so beautiful that it is used as place for wedding photography

Dongguan, a prosperous city in China is located 40 km east of GuangZhou and 70km west of ShenZhen in the Pearl Delta. It is where the Chinese economic miracle takes place. People of all walk of like swarm into the city pursuing their fortunes and in hope for a better life.

Tourist Attractions:
KeYuan:
Keyuan Garden, one of the four most famous gardens in Guangdong Province was built in 1850 in Daoguang reign of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). With the characteristics of a small coverage and exquisite layout, KeYuan has artistically combined residence, living room, pavilion, courtyard with flower garden and study, together in a land area of 2,204 square meters. The style imitates the ancient gardens of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, but yet KeYuan has rich South China architectural characteristics. Interlocked-structure and winding pathway, this secluded spot is known as gem of Lingnan (southern China) landscape gardens.
Yellow Flag Mountain:
Yellow Flag Mountain is situated in the center of the city. It attracts the visitors with its beautiful natural environment and historical Taoist temples. The main entrance is free and the fee for the temple is 5 RMB. The mountain is a perfect spot for leisure hiking. On top of the mountain, one can enjoy a panoramic view of the DongGuang city in the clear days.
The Human Naval Battler Museum and the WeiYuan Battery
The Humen Naval Battle Museum is located at the east end of the Human Bridge. The main hall is made up of four exhibit halls. Hall No.1 and No.2 are in the themes of ‘the Naval Battles in the Opium War’. With a series of paintings and small-sized but vivid models, the display visualizes the course of the sea war during the Opium War.
Not far from the Humen Naval Battle Museum is the site of WeiYuan battery. It is the best preserved historical battlefield in China. Through the display of the cannons and the remains of the stone structure, one can easily imagine the battle that took place 150 years ago.
The two attractions are situated in a beautiful seafront setting with the Human Bridge as the backdrop. The bridge is a truly engineering marvel that spans over the Pearl River at the exact spot where the Opium war defense line lied. The bridge clear demonstrated the ambition of the Chinese people and economic power of the country and serves as the best memorial to those who fought and died in the battery below.

Food:
The prosperity in DongGuang can be seen from its various restaurants in the city. From the food stand in the walking street to the dinning halls in 5 star hotels, DongGuang people like to eat. A visitor can find any type of food in China.

Night life and entertainment:
One can relax in the bar district which is in the east side of the city. This part of the city is populated with the grand villas, natural parks and golf courses. The bars usually get busy from 10pm and the wine and dine stretch well into the night. The walking street