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Travel Blogs from Xiamen

Fall in love with Gulangyu Island

A travel blog entry by chinaholiday

Lead：Gulangyu Island is not like those attractions which are full of adventures fun. Instead, it is mature enough, but still stays fresh and charming. It got through a hundred years of trials and hardships beside the South China Sea, but did not make people feel depressed because of its heavy history. It is said that only wear slipper one Gulangyu Island, will he feel like really stay in Gulangyu Island. You do not need to hurry to see ...

Views of Xiamen

A travel blog entry by tveldstra

Well, my time here in Xiamen is almost up. I have three more days left and they will go by fast. So I'll bundle up and try to stay warm through them all. The temperature isn't that cold but when it is the same temperature inside as outside, you begin to feel it.

Here are some pictures of different places around Xiamen. Click on the pictures for more ...

Xiamen Round 2

A travel blog entry by tveldstra

... The Chinese view the body differently than doctors in the West do. They also use different terms that sound so odd in Western standards; meridians, dampness, fire, qi. Once you get used to the terminology, Chinese medicine makes so much sense. And it should. It’s been practiced for over three millenniums. If I ever give you random advice about health at home that sounds like gibberish, forgive me. I’m really excited ...

三十年一回首

A travel blog entry by sdfz

有朋自远方 ;来，童鞋ࡺ 4;扎劲

接下去的要 ;有请才女 - 师姐一展当 ;年的文笔
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土楼 Tulou

A travel blog entry by tveldstra

... by local farmers. We ate at a circular table with other Chinese tourists. I was eager to show them that I knew how to use chopsticks. Sadly, it was an off day for my chopstick skills. I’m sure I looked pretty ridiculous fumbling around with my chopsticks and dropping food. But I never broke down and used the spoon.

We finally made it to the Tulou. When we first got off the bus, I was astonished by the view. The bus had dropped us off in a small valley surrounded by ...