Hotels in Kaifeng - Prices and Reviews

16th March, 2009 We went to visit some temples and some historical sites. Those historical sites existed over a thousand of years. There are big differences between Iron Pagoda and another tower. The Iron Tower was under the protection of government and enclosed by the theme park. Although the Iron Pagoda had faced many deteriorations and weathe...

15/3 Today was really exciting that it was the start of my cultural study trip to Henan. I woke up at seven o'clock and met Tommy, Gordon, Dick and Big Gun (Tony Yiu) in Cafe De Coral for having the breakfast. After that, we got on the bus and arrived airport at ten o'clock. During the journey on the plane, I had a meal. The taste of this was no...

I truly did not expect to have an eventful birthday. The highlight was talking to Megan (whenever the connection allowed) in Las Vegas for her father's birthday, which was on the 13th. We hadn't talked or seen one another since I left on my winter travels, and it was wonderful to hear her voice again. So, after I left her I had planned on a quie...

When I first found out my teaching assignments a couple of weeks ago, I was really excited. I wasn't stuck teaching first-year writing, a subject I was told was so impossible to teach that I should threaten to quit as soon as it was assigned to me. I figured that third-year writing would be a good fit for me and my writing background and that I...

We had an 11.30am train to catch from Luoyang to Kaifeng. We'd checked out of the hostel on two previous occasions only to check back in as plans changed - but this time we meant it. Breakfast was supermarket-bought noodles and we found our way to the train. It was a four hour journey but we still opted for sleeper accommodation as the seats rea...

The hostel-organised tour turned out to be completely composed of Chinese, complete with a Mandarin-speaking guide. I thus gleaned all my information from the English signs dotted around. The two main attractions were Shaolin and White Horse temples (see previous posting). At the former, we were treated to a Kong Fu show, which was particularly ...