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2024_TripChina

This is the first trip to China ever since the Covid era. We will visit many places incl. Xinjiang, Dunhuang, Chongqing, Sanxingdui, Jiuzhai Valley, Chengdu… 新冠之后第一次回国,要去很多地方包括新疆,敦煌,九寨沟,重庆,成都,三星堆… Read more
  • Trip start
    May 14, 2024

    YYZ Pearson International Airport

    May 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Arrived at the airport very early to avoid the most traffic jamed zone in Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the famous 401/403/427 triangle.
    早早的就来到机场,为的是避开堵车。机场一带有401, 403, 和427三条高速公路交汇,是大多伦多地区最拥挤的地段。

  • YVR Vancouver transfer to Seoul

    May 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Landed at Vancouver airport, right on time. 1 hour and 50 minutes layover, thanks for no delay!
    在温哥华转机飞汉城。转机时间只有1小时50分钟,多谢多伦多来的航班没有晚点!

  • ICN Incheon International Airport

    May 15, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

    It's quite a long but smooth flight, with a few minor turbulence. The immigration has a looooong lineup, took 1.5 hours to pass.
    从温哥华到汉城要飞十几个小时,途中有几次颠簸但还是相当好。进关排了长长长长长的队,用了一个半小时才过关。

  • ICN to TSN

    May 16, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    Stayed in Best Western overnight. Early morning we took 10 minutes hotel shuttle bus ride coming back to the airport. Checkin and security check were smooth, except opened my camera bag again.
    在Best Western酒店过夜。早上乘酒店的机场班车10分钟就回到机场。托运行李和过安全检查都很顺利,只是我的相机包不出意料又被开包检查。Read more

  • Tianjin 到达天津

    May 16–26, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Landed right on time, we had a very smooth flight. Tianjin is huge. After checking in to hotel we went out to the street touring the neighbourhood for about an hour. So many stores, so many kinds of delicious stuff. We brought back traditional yogurt in a jar and the famous Tianjin Da Mahua.
    从汉城飞天津的航程准时到达,一路无话。从飞机上看,天津太大了。入住后我们在附近街上逛了一会儿差不多一个小时的样子。国际商场和吉利大厦附近有很多商店,有太多的好吃的,我们买了传统的瓷瓶酸奶和天津大麻花带回来。
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  • Good evening Tianjin 天津晚上好!

    May 19, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    With all the lights on, the shopping district runs on full speed, seemingly even busier than during day time. People strolling around, go in and come out of lit-up stores.
    入夜之后,所有的灯都亮起来,商业步行街才进入全速运转,看起来似乎比白天还要忙。人们悠闲的逛街,进进出出五光十色的商店。
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  • Northwest Corner Food District 西北角美食街

    May 20, 2024 in China ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    This area has always been famous for delicious food over the past several hundred years. Tourists come from all over the places line up here for hours just to taste Jianbing Guozi, Guobacai and Qiegao to name a few. Too many delicious stuff to list, one would live here for months in order to try out them all.
    在过去的数百年间这个地区一直以美食闻名。来自各地的游客在这里排队几个小时,就是为了品尝煎饼果子、锅巴菜和切糕等。好吃的东西数不过来,要想都吃过来,一定要住上几个月才行。
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  • Tianjin West Railway Station 天津西站

    May 23, 2024 in China ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    By high speed train we are going to Beijing to meet wei’s childhood friends. The station is of very modern style, well lit, clean, and spacious.
    乘坐高铁去北京见周薇的发小。西站大楼设计很现代,采光很好而且宽大。里面很干净。

  • South Luogu Lane 南锣鼓巷

    May 23, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    We come to Beijing to meet friends at Shichahai. According to Gaode Map from Beijing South Railway Station we can take subway line 14 transfer to line 8. Following friends’ advised we got off one stop early at South Luogu Lane, strolling the hutong district and walking to the meeting place. The South Luogu Lane area is much commercialized as a tourist attraction, however walking into hutong there are still some old buildings remain.
    今天来北京和朋友见面,地点在什刹海。从北京南站乘地铁14号线转8号线,根据朋友建议我们提前一站出地铁逛南锣鼓巷里胡同,走到什刹海。什刹海作为旅游区已经十分商业化了,但在胡同里面还能看到老房子。
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  • Shichahai 什刹海

    May 23, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Shichahai is a historic scenic area consisting of three lakes in the north of central Beijing. They are located directly northwest of the Forbidden City and north of the Beihai Lake. (Ref. wikipedia)
    什刹海位于紫禁城东北,是北京市历史文化旅游风景区。它包括前海、后海和西海(又称积水潭)三个水域及临近地区,与“前三海”相呼应,俗称“后三海”。什刹海也写作“十刹海”,四周原有十座佛寺,故有此称。(引自百度百科)
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  • Red Flag 红旗

    May 25, 2024 in China ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    Arranged a DiDi car (eq. Uber), it is the famous Hongqi (red flag) electric car, once the official ride for Chinese state leaders, now available to everyone. It is spacious,quiet and luxurious.
    在网上呼叫滴滴打车,来的是一辆红旗电动车。这个牌子以前是国家级领导人的专用车,现在开放到普通老百姓。里面很宽敞,安静,很豪华。
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  • TSN to CKG 天津至重庆

    May 26, 2024 in China ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Take early flight to Chongqing, starting our 36 day tour of Southwest and Northwest China, visiting Chongqing, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Dunhuang and Xinjiang.
    今天乘一早的航班飞重庆,开始了36天的中国大西南和大西北之旅,经重庆,成都,兰州,敦煌到新疆。

  • Chongqing 到达重庆

    May 26, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    The flight was very smooth, and arrived on time. The prearranged driver called me and picked us up from the airport. Soon we were on the way to hotel. The electric car is rather luxurious with 3 large size screens displaying every piece of information of the road, the car and the surroundings.
    准点到达飞抵重庆,一路顺利。接站的司机第一时间和我联系,几分钟后我们就上路向酒店进发。电动车车内相当豪华,很宽敞,也安静,有三个大尺寸屏幕显示各种不同信息包括路况,周围车辆和本车情况。
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  • Local food Chongqing Noodles 重庆小面

    May 26, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Chongqing local cuisine is famous for its hot chilli spiciness. We had a late lunch at this Old Lady Qinyun’s Tantan Noodles recommended by the hotel front desk staff. The “hongshao tihua noodle” Is Super delicious! I asked for the least amount of chilli pepper, it still came red.
    重庆饮食以辣闻名。我们在酒店入住后依酒店前台小伙子的推荐来到酒店后面的秦云老太婆摊摊面吃午饭。红烧蹄花面,真好吃!要的是”微辣”,碗里竟然还是这么红!
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  • Chongqing Night Market 重庆夜市

    May 26, 2024 in China ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Before dinner we spent a few moments strolling the night market across the street from the hotel. You can find probably every kind of local snacks here, BBQ pork, lamb, seafood and vegetable skewers, cold drinks, and many we cannot name. Extremely nice night view of the city skyline across Changjiang.
    晚饭前我们从酒店过到街对面去逛夜市,那里的小吃五花八门千奇百怪,烧烤鱼,肉,蔬菜,冷饮,凉粉以及无数种我们完全叫不上名字的美食。望长江对岸夜景极美。
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  • Chongqing One Full Day (1) 重庆一日 (1)

    May 28, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    We had full day tour of some of the major landmarks and historical sites. First was Changjiang Cableway.
    (ref Baidubaike)
    Its construction was started on March 20, 1986, completed and in operation on October 24, 1987, connecting Yuzhong District and Nan'an District. It has full length of 1166 meters, running speed of 6 meters per second, one-way run time 4 minutes and 30 seconds, the maximum passenger capacity is 65, and the daily volume is 10,500.
    今天我们有一整天的时间游览重庆。先去了长江索道。
    (下面引自/参考百度百科)
    重庆长江索道于1986年3月20日动工兴建,于1987年10月24日竣工开通运营,连通重庆渝中区和南岸区,全长1166米,运行速度6米/秒,单程运行时间4分30秒,最大载客量65人,日运客量1.05万人次。
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  • Chongqing One Full Day (2) 重庆一日 (2)

    May 28, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    White Residence Former Prison site and Zhazi Former Prison site. History has always been bloody, brutle and ruthless. Let's value peace and prosperity, lest we forget those martyrs.
    白公馆旧址,渣滓洞旧址。回顾历史一贯是如此的血腥和残酷无情。珍惜和平与繁荣,勿忘先烈。
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  • Chongqing One Full Day (3) 重庆一日 (3)

    May 28, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Ciqikou Acient Town is such a charming, dynamic and vibrant tourist attraction, one day definitely not enough, let alone a few hours.
    (Ref Baidubaike)
    Ciqikou Ancient Town is a folk culture ancient town with a history of thousands of years, is the north gate of ancient Chongqing, and formed a commercial wharf where land and water intersect in the Ming Dynasty, and is known as "Little Chongqing". It resembles the old Chongqing, and it is the only ancient town with the largest scale and the most traditional Bayu houses, folk customs and folk customs in the main urban area of Chongqing. The unique stone staircase streets and alleys, the remaining temples and palaces, are the natural museums of Bayu mountain residential buildings.
    来到磁器口这个五光十色融合着千年历史的特色古镇,一天也逛不过来,可是我们只会停留几个小时。
    (引自百度百科)
    磁器口古镇是有千年建镇史的民俗文化古镇,是古重庆的北大门,在明朝就形成水陆交汇的商业码头,被誉为“小重庆”。是老重庆的绝版缩影,是重庆主城区内唯一的规模最大,最具巴渝传统民居、民俗、民风特色的古镇。有传统的民居建筑、独特的石梯街巷、遗存的寺庙宫观,是巴渝山地民居建筑的天然博物馆。
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  • Chongqing One Full Day (4) 重庆一日(4)

    May 28, 2024 in China ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Liziba Station, CRT (Chongqing Rail Transit) Line 2
    It is amazing to see monorail trains going in and coming out of a 19 story residential building. The monorail station and the residential building were constructed together as one structure rather than retrofitting. The station is located at 6th to 8th floor, 5th floor and lower are shopping stores, 9th floor and above are apartments.

    Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum
    The Yangtze River roaring down the Three Gorges, carrying thousands years of history

    CRT李子坝站(重庆轨道交通2号线)
    这个轨道交通车站与一座19层的商住两用楼为一体设计并修建,并非后期拆建改建。大楼依山而建,车站占据19层大楼的6到8层,1-5层是商铺,9-19层是住房。看着单轨车进进出出民居大楼令人叹为观止。

    重庆中国三峡博物馆
    滚滚长江沿三峡而下,承载了千万年的历史
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