A Visit to a Tea Village, Longjing, China
Karen For years I have heard about the health benefits of green tea and on occasion have bought a box at the supermarket and tried to make a habit of drinking…
A Vist to the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Hong Kong China
One of the free, entertaining sites in Hong Kong is the bird market, also called the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden. Located in Kowloon near the Prince Edward or Mong…
A Visit to the Summer Palace, Beijing, China
If you expect to visit a lovely lake side garden be prepared for disappointment; the lake and scenery are beautiful IF you can see them but the place is jammed…
A Visit to the Live Market, Hong Kong, China
For a very interesting experience at zero cost, visit a live market in any large city. The vegetables, fruits, meats and fish for sale will boggle the nose as well…
A Visit to West Lake, Hangzhou, China
If you like gardens and visit China try to include a visit to the city of Hangzhou, 112 miles south of Shanghai. You will not visit lots of gardens there,…
A Visit to Prince Gong’s Garden, Beijing, China
I had no idea what to expect as we were driven to Prince Gong’s palace and garden north of the Forbidden City in Beijing but once we arrived we were…
A Visit to a Hutong Residence and Garden, Beijing, China.
Most of the gardens we visit on our travels belong to the rich, super rich or government but occasionally we are able to visit a garden belonging to an ordinary…
A Visit to Yuhuayuan, the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China
No trip to Beijing is complete without a visit to the Forbidden City but don’t count on seeing the Imperial Garden. The shear size of the Forbidden City is overwhelming…
A Visit to Master of the Nets Garden (Wang Shi Yuan) Suzhou, China
A visit to Suzhou is a “must do” for any visitor to China who likes gardens. Gardens have been part of Suzhou’s landscape since the Song dynasty, 1000 years ago.…
A Visit to Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China
A visit to Shanghai can be daunting when you figure that there are 24,000 people per kilometer not counting the huge tourist population. Since the city is wall to wall…