Never been to Zhangjiajie, but heard it's very crowded, nothing like in movie Avatar. Maybe go there in winter?
Never been to Zhangjiajie, but heard it's very crowded, nothing like in movie Avatar. Maybe go there in winter?
Fanjingshan is in Guizhou province. The mountain shown on the picture is actually not hard to climb up, it takes 10 to 15 minutes to go all the way to top, then another 10 minutes for taking pictures before heading down. it's certainly not for faint heart but I see kids made it to the top. The nearby mountain area is nice to visit too.
The great Mosque in Xi'an was a wonderfully calming experience after the hustle and bustle of the souq outside
I went to Huashan near Xian on christmas day. Very nice place and practically had the whole mountain to ourselves.
Chinese sword and swordsmanship is also something I have interest to learn. Not as famous as the Japanese katana (which I also admire very much), but they do have their own history. This is a good video introducing the straight double-edged "jian" from the Qing Dynasty:
And the Chinese long sword, which influenced the development of the Japanese sword:
Someone mention pineapples in another thread, that made me keen to try pineapple rice, Chinese style:
Is this availabe in HK?
Last edited by Coolboy; 13-05-2020 at 11:51 AM.