the shaolin temple was nuts, as i knew it would be. this was my biggest adventure, which is what i expected ahead of time... nothing was planned outside of 'find hotel,' and 'buy train ticket.' (both of which didn't go as expected.) everything started out fine... i made the trip to zhengzhou, the biggest city near shaolin temple. from there it's...

Nu Zi Wu Xiao isa women's martial arts schools in the hills of Denfeng, about 2 km from the famous Shaolin temple.

Pingyao It was refreshing to get to this attractive little city after the hustle and bustle of Beijing. The old town of Pingyao dates back approximately 3000 years and is the only city still surrounded by its original and intact walls from the Ming Dynasty. We were lucky to find a guest house owned by extremely friendly people who spoke perfect ...