Yu Ci New Century Hotel Jinzhong

... and westerners are few and far between here, so you tend to get trated like a celebrity when you go outside the city wall. We hired bicycles from the hostel so rode around all the backstreets and met a few kids who wanted to take photos of themselves and a lot of them like to say hi to you in english which is nice. :) The lcoal food was good from the hostel, as well as the dumplings from a few of the local places. We sadly saw a few malnourished dogs ...

... podivame. Nemel chybu, posudte na fotkach. Cena nakonec 80 po zurivem smlouvani, coz podle vyrazu majitelky evidentne obvykla cena neni, my sme byli nadmiru spokojeni. Spani na kangu, horka voda cely den, termosky s vodou az pod nos, dokonce i televize, proste luxus. Zbytek dne jsme se prochazeli mestem a obdivovali architekturu. Druhy den jsme se rozhodli, ze v klidu posnidame a pujdeme sehnat na nadrazi jizdenky do Pekingu. Katka byla tak hodna, ze nam pomohla ...

... even have a bank. Our smiled stretched across our faces as we rode around in the sun, people calling hello as we passed, and stopping to try and communicate with the friendliest of them. The sun was shining and our previous night of the train was soon forgotten. If we could handle it last night we could do it again and after a quick wash back at the hostel they took us back to the station for our 3rd night on hard seats....

... pero después de pensarlo un poco y ver como era el lugar más bien aceptamos que nos llevara a todos lados para no tener que caminar tanto. Así recorrimos primero la parte pobre, impresionante! Esta ciudad tiene más de 2000 años, acá terminaba la ruta de la seda en tiempos de Cristo y esta tal cual fuera aquella época. Es como entrar al pasado por una puerta. Sorprendentemente es la única ciudad del mundo que aun tiene su muralla ...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya Not much of an exciting day for anyone but me today. I had no plans except for the Chinese Theatre in the evening. I have already walked most of the city and pretty much seen all the sites I want to see. There are more of course but none that interest me. So upon waking I needed a plan to get me out of bed and into the sun filled ...

... much unfairness in the world but can not express this to others. In the One-thousand Buddha Hall is enshrined Kwan-yin sitting on the pedestal with her right leg bent and left one stepping on a lotus leaf. The Veda in the hall is reputed to be the best in China and well worth exploring. There are also about 500 sculptures of Bodhisattva in different carriages. The Sakyamuni Hall and the ...

... order to honor his achievement. Jinci Temple was, to a certain extent, an imperial garden. Accordingly, some three hundred tablets were inscribed for it with writings by emperors, officials and poets, and these now line a scenic path in the temple. The most famous stele was written by the Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ...

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About Pingyao: "Possibly the best-preserved acient walled city in China, Pingyao has a move-set charm that makes the hearts of even the most hardened expats skip a beat. But it's not just the superficial beauty of red lanterns swaying against grey-brick walls that makes Pingyao special; it's the fact that the entire town is still in existence-- and ...

I am so far behind I will have to try and write less. Here goes. The guidebook tells us that this is a UNESCO world heritage site since 1997, that it's a beautiful preserved city from the ming and qing dynasties. I say 'balls!' I could be in the minority but this place was a construction site that stank of poo. If you were looking for a complete medieval experience then you will get it as there are still horses and carts collecting raw sewage in wooden containers, they ...