Tag Archives: China

Dinner at Nanjing Impressions in Shen Zhen, China

Posted on January 15, 2019 by stenoodie

January 13, 2019: For dinner in Shen Zhen, my relatives brought us to Nanjing Impressions, a restaurant inside KK Mall. They had been here a few times before and recommended it due to the good quality and variety of food. … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Fengting International Hotel in Changsha

Posted on November 5, 2017 by stenoodie

We stayed here for one night on September 14, 2017. This hotel was located in the ancient city streets of Fenghuang County. You can see in the photos how ancient-looking it really was. As such, the hotel lobby was dim … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Rounded

Posted on October 25, 2017 by stenoodie

On our trip to Zhangjaijie, China last month to see the beautiful and majestic Tianmen Mountain (天門山), we had to take a bus and long cable car ride in order to get to the very top of the mountain to … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Glow

Posted on October 18, 2017 by stenoodie

On the second day of our trip to Zhangjaijie in Hunan, China in the late summer of 2017, we visited the Fenghuang County at night to see the beautiful ancient city and town. The entire street and river were donned with … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Yuantong Hotel in Changsha, China

Posted on October 12, 2017 by stenoodie

We stayed here for one night on Sept 13, 2017 for our first night in Changsha, China. We got to the hotel at 9 p.m. and checked in. We were in room 1301. We got one room key which electronically … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Heritage

Posted on May 17, 2017 by stenoodie

A part of the Chinese heritage includes these thousands of terracotta warriors that were made in the Qin dynasty as part of funerary art for the first Emperor of China to protect him in his afterlife. I can’t ever forget the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Opposites

Posted on July 1, 2016 by stenoodie

This photo was taken in Xi’an in the summer of 2013 when I was travelling with the DiSCOVER group to China. We were biking on the Ancient City Wall and encountering the magnificent buildings that were all along this 13.7 km … Continue reading →

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Private Media Tasting at Morals Village Hot Pot

Posted on February 29, 2016 by stenoodie

Morals Village Hot Pot is a hot pot chain originating in China that is very popular, seeing over 600 locations! Recently, they have expanded to Canada, being the only country outside of China that is lucky enough to have Morals … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: (Extra)ordinary

Posted on October 16, 2015 by stenoodie

My first thought after looking at this week’s photo theme was “What? Didn’t we do this theme and topic already?”. Then I stopped being negative and just rolled with it because I thought of a great picture that would fit this … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Door

Posted on July 3, 2015 by stenoodie

I have to admit. I’ve never paid much attention to doors until this week’s theme brought up the concept. It’s true. There are so many doors that we see and go through but we never don’t really pay that much … Continue reading →