Jianzhou Castle

Jingzhou is an ancient City Amusement Park being developed for tourism. It is based on the culture of three kingdoms including Jinzhou and the Chu civilization.
The 2.5km squared land is surrounded by a ring road. You can drive or take a horse and cart around the ring road travelling through many different scenes and settings which are very beautiful.
We went through a forest, along the lake and the pond, with a dyke along which on one side are houses and living apartments, and on our side the beautiful parklands of the Park.
The castle was very dramatic and you enter through huge wooden doors where street vendor sold fruit and tourist carvings and silks.
You walk up to the top and around the wall and look over the countryside.
The gardens are very beautiful and the ride around the ring lake is a wonderful experience. The scenery changes and when the park is completed there would be 8 scenic spots and 36 scenes.
The dyke has houses on one side, and the park road runs along the side of the dyke and leads into a beautiful forest drive which is stunning in winter but would look spectacular in Autumn.
The shops outside the castle have a great array of chinese gifts and I bought everyone beautiful painted umbrellas and silk scarves. There were wooden carvings and a great array of fossils many thousands of years old. This is the area for ancient fossils and rocks.

Jingzhou is a very modern and exciting city and offers the tourist many places to go and much to see. Its well worth a visit and very beautiful.

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Shanghai excursion Putuoshan island

My wife and I took a trip to Putuoshan from Shanghai this week Nov. 2005. Somewhat difficult. We wanted to travel from Ningbo via Hangzhou to the island... our travel book said we should leave from Ningbo. From Ningbo train station we had a taxi find us the ferry terminal and from there we bought tickets to Putuoshan island (120 yen). We then boarded a cheap but dirty bus for about 1hour ride then transfered to a ferry for a one hour ride to island. The island was nice and holy, but not necessarily worth the trouble/hassle of travel. We already had a return ferry that was on a high speed boat direct to Shanghai (4hour trip leaving at 12:30pm), however there was a slight wind and the boat was cancelled. Luckily we got our money back while on the island and instead took a 15 minute ferry back to mainland. From there we went into the bus station immediately at the ferry stop and had to take a 6hour bus ride back to shanghai... after a 4hour wait at the bus stop. We arrived in Shanghai at 11pm exhausted. Putuoshan is a very small island, but you do need to take frequent buses from sight to sight. The sights are rather plain, but very important to devout worshippers. It seemed excessive to pay 5-10 yen for each bus ride, and another 10-40 yen for each temple, since we had already paid the admission fee of 110 yen each to enter Putuoshan island.

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Dujiangyan Irrigation system-Chengdu

My husband and arrived to Chendu yesterday, and after trying the Brazilian Barbeque restaurant correct on the strip accross the street in the McDonalds we experienced been completely satisfied. There experienced been no English menues there, however the food was 58 Yuan a person and it absolutely was all you can eat salad, soup as well as a broad variety of BBQ meats that was delivered to our table.(you should try it it absolutely was great)

Today we decided to go to the irrigation system which was only a one hour bus ride away from Chengdu. We took a taxi for 20Y to the long range bus station, and then our round trip tickets worth 32Y each. We obtained there fairly fast and there experienced been two buses number 4 or one that you could catch from accross the terminal that take you correct to the entrance within the park. it absolutely was gorgeous there and we really enjoyed our half every day there. On the way back again we took bus number one correct back again to the bus station. The bus picked us up at the other end within the playground so we didn't have to stroll back again to the entrance again....

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Animals Asia

In 2004 I visited Chengdu ..We did the usual thing shopping and walking. A visit to the Panda Reserve is a must and an unforgettable experience. but the highlight was a visit to Animals Asia Bear Rescue Centre. There you can tour the sanctuary, including the Education Centre and learn about the work they do rescuing the black asiatic bears (Moonbears) from a life in a cage on bile farms.Its a treat to see the bears free in compounds playing happily on the grass and searching for food treats. It is about a 30 minute car ride from the city of Chengdu
Tours have to be booked in advance.As the coordinator of the West Australian Animals Asia support group this was an experience not to be missed. My travel Blog|Shanghai tours| Shanghai Expo My Blog|Shanghai travel

How big and beautiful Beijing was

Seeing Beijing for the very first time was previous my amazment. it absolutely was so huge and multi-colored I cannot decribe it. The village in by itself was a attraction. The persons was so great and smiling to satisfy individuals I could not wait around to acquire to my resort and get back again out in to the city, to acquire for the internet webpages without sleep but many jet lage. The coloring was incredible to see, the village experienced so a terrific offer beauty and big. I found a buddy that i experienced been likely to satisfy to assist me get around and see the internet webpages and satisfy the people. He first took me the just a tiny marketplace and obtained a little something to eat. it absolutely was terrific I cannot name it, I do know chicken was what I ate. Then he took me shopping along using the enjoyment began. I believed the price tag of factors were likely to develop to be above american standards, how incorrect I was. The fees were extremely low along using the crafts that I ordered was extremely beauttiful from the experienced worker. I ordered some wood craving, painting, cricket holders, and other odd items all for below $100 american dollars. i experienced been extremely happy, so was the gift getters. I eventually obtained back again for the resort around 10:00 pm. and found my bed. resting was no problem. I obtained up earlier the next day rested, prepared for the times adventure for the terrific Wall. it absolutely was just what I expected, a item of China's background which can be huge, huge along using the beauty of it absolutely was a little something to see. I could not beleive the many years it went up in, along using the lenght of it. pursuing finding back again for the resort eating, and doind all the siteseeing I could muster in the individual day and part of another. I experienced to undertake my occupation i experienced been sent to do. it absolutely was basic working using the business along using the people, it made the vacation to to China worth it all. i experienced been there not for just about any vacation, however it turned into one, many thanks for the business I work for. I did get my occupation done, but additionally I grew to be a individual of afew persons who obtained to ascertain this type of the stunning village in Beijing, and it's people. I only wish to acquire to go back again once more to ascertain additional of it next time.

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