Xianglu Grand Hotel Xiamen

Xiamen was a typical Chinese city. It was not very interesting really. About the only exciting thing that happened took place in a local department store. We were on the third floor looking for a few things that we needed back on the ship, and Cub couldn't find a bathroom. We must have asked a half dozen store clerks and none ...

... a couple of rivers and where the paddy fields are turning golden. It's very attractive. There are many Tulou - both round and square - and streets of other houses also made in the traditional style with earth walls and courtyards, though quite a lot of these have been deserted and are falling into disrepair. The village was the setting for a famous Chinese film (which appears to be its main attraction for the Chinese) although oddly they have rebuilt the buildings which ...

... island - a pinnacle of rock with a cable car. Huge tour groups have matching caps and guides with megaphones. It's a typical Chinese idea of a park - manicured and carved into perfection. There's a lovely notice in tourist office explaining how the artificial rocks and gardens in one place make it "entirely natural". However the island is vehicle free except for electric cars so outside the main tourist area it's quite pleasant and peaceful.<br><br>In theory you can swim in the sea ...

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... winter is coming. I guess Santa is already waiting up there in the northern plains of Novosibirsk, all packed up and ready to go. After breakfast I felt it is time to become active or freeze to death, so I enquired about air tickets to somewhere warm. Hainan island was quite a long way, but the girls at the reception got me a very cheap ticket to Xiamen, a place on the southeast coast I always wanted to visit, with a forecast promising more than 20 degrees down there ...

... hint to the food that we had semi-blindly ordered. Fujian and Guandong, two of the Southernmost coastal provinces, are famous for population diaspora to all foreign lands. As a result, our understanding of Chinese food gained from our many nights of take-out/order in are heavily influenced by this regional food. It was not terribly noticeable in our meal, although it was clearly different from the Anji-fare ...

... here. The College, which has so far nurtured innumerable Buddhists, has built a strong fame both home and overseas. After renovation and reconstruction in 1980s, the temple has changed beyond recognition. It has become a perfect example that embodies natural scenery and cultural heritage, boasting many grotesque rock Formations, old pine trees, pavilions, lotus pond, pagodas and halls, so the South Putuo Temple has attracted many tourists from home and abroad with its splendid ...