Xinsheng Hotel
Travel Blogs from Jinghong
Markets and gardens
... over the place. After the obligatory visit to the market we decided to walk south out of town to see Manting Buddhist Temple. We found this without too much difficulty and after a walk around noticed that the map showed a park close by. This turned out to be lovely. There was a long lake at the centre and shady walkways through tropical foliage. There were several pagodas there, an attractive bridge over the lake and lots of pleasant spots to sit and relax. ...
Jinghong teetering on the border
... to the safety of the outside world without making a purchase.
A park close to the supermarket was littered with yet more unfamiliar architecture and flora, but a typically Chinese 'outdoor gym' also took pride of place at its centre. The sheer vastness of China was as much its undoing as its strength – no matter how hard the central Party tried, it would never quite have the ability to shape the culture of its provinces. This little outdoor gym on the distant edge ...
From Jinghong to Kunming
... another 8 Yuan for the beer. After this we returned to our room for a good night’s sleep in our quiet room overlooking the Mekong River.
The next day we planned on asking the woman in the hostel lobby to assist us with making a crib sheet for a few meal essentials to get us by, but she was not around that day. Lisa had used a map from a place called Forrest Café to locate our hostel and since they offered tours in the Jinghong area and reportedly ...
China: Part II
... they love their bridges and tunnels, the world’s longest bridge is in China: 160km!)
Jinghong is the biggest city in the South of Yunnan. It’s a mix between China and South-East Asia and is popular with Chinese tourists as it’s hot all year round. Half of the 50 ethnic minorities are to be found in Yunnan province, and the main minority here are the Dai, closely related to the Lao, Thai and Burman. They even have their own alphabet, ...
Southwest China to Southeast USA
... the SW is dog eating country, another reason for me to avoid the meat. I see no reason to eat a trusting, tail wagging, doggie; ditto for monkey, sharks fin, and any other of the common meat found in parts of Asia. Why should I? I wince even seeing lumps of congealed blood on a diners plate, or pig snout, interior pork parts, chicken head, feet, innards, brains.. Ummm. I did munch on a rocky mountain oyster once.
I flew to Kunming again, on to Beijing and Washington ...
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