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Alpenblick Shishi

West Section, Baqi Road Shishi, Fujian, S75 3TX, China

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Too many temples

A travel blog entry by jwtse7891

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We went on a required tour of Quanzhou, which is a city about 2 hours from Xiamen. Had to get out of bed at 7:30 in the morning. On a SATURDAY, which I found downright cruel. Basically we went to 2 or 3 Buddhist temples, which all start to look more or less the same: big statues, incense, and paintings. The first temple we went to did have two giant pagodas, so that was interesting. We also went to the remains of a mosque and a Muslim cemetery, which was kind of ...

Kinmen, une ile taiwanaise à deux km du continent

A travel blog entry by taiwaninside

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... chinois sont aussi autorisés à venir sur Kinmen.

L'ile est réputée pour :
- son KaoLiang, alcool de Sorgho. Nombreux sont les taiwnanais qui prennent le bateau pour XIamen pour revendre ensuite des bouteilles de Kaoliang. Au retour ils rapportent des champignons, des noix de pétoncles séchées, des herbes médicinales...
- ses villages avec des ...

Islands, Islands, Everywhere

A travel blog entry by roosterandrat

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... with the appropriate visas. Plus, Xiamen and Kinmen are easily - and cheaply - accessible by plane and ferry, respectively.

We start our border run on Sunday morning, with an early flight out of Shanghai to Xiamen. While waiting to pass through security, we spot a lady dressed in the shorts+tights+boots fashion combination we've come to refer to as "The Uniform." There's variation to the Uniform - maybe ...

Side trip to Chongwu

A travel blog entry by sabaidii

... and walking past you get a glimpse of China where nothing much may have changed in a thousand years. There is at least one place where you can climb up to the wall and feel like Koxinga. Chongwu is also right next to the ocean and there is a beach and a park with lots of stone sculptures. It was still nice to be back in Quanzhou for the evening and switch back to a more colourful life indeed. Quanzhou is indeed ...

On the Road in Fujian

A travel blog entry by sabaidii

... plentiful and cheap in China. One Euro will take you a long way, and the most I ever paid was 3 Euro for a ride from one end of a big city to the other. And the good news, taxi drivers don't expect tips and so far have never tried any tricks for which their colleagues in other countries are so infamous, from manipulated meters to sorry-meter-broken or long sightseeing detours you didn't ask for. Here it's straight forward and easy. Who would drag his luggage on a crowded city bus ...