Category Archives: China

Hilton Guangzhou Tianhe Review

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Published in Global Traveler Sprawled around the hub that is Guangzhou East Railroad Station, shopping malls are stocked with clothing, accessories, storefront restaurants and familiar brands: Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Subway. Facing a block-long fountain are a multistory IKEA outlet … Continue reading →

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Visit Turpan in China’s “Death Valley” Sights to See in a Silk Road Oasis

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Turpan locale One of China’s most interesting tourist destinations was for centuries an important supply stop on the Northern Silk Road. A green oasis in the middle of the desert, Turpan is located in a depression over 200 feet below … Continue reading →

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‘Pioneer’ Excursion to China’s Grand Canyon — Be Among the First Westerners to Visit Enshi

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

More ancient than the hills, yet too new to be listed in China guidebooks, the breathtaking and mammoth Enshi Grand Canyon and nearby Soaring Dragon Cave are only beginning to emerge as major international tourist destinations. American travelers can be … Continue reading →

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China’s Chengdu: 10 Reasons to Visit Sichuan’s Capital City

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

For tourists seeking to explore China beyond the Beijing/Shanghai basics, an excellent “starter city” is Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in the southwest. Once a silk brocade capital, it is pleasantly situated on the banks where the Jin and … Continue reading →

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Why to Go to Wuhan: Ten Attractions in China’s Mammoth Central City

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

A major hub on the Yangtze River, where it intersects with the Han downriver from the Three Gorges Dam, Wuhan is a “triple play” created in the 1920’s when what had been the ancient villages of Hankou, Wuchang, and Hanyang … Continue reading →

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Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou Review

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Whether you go to the capital city of China’s Hainan Island for business or pleasure, you find both at the Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou. Perched on the strait separating it from the mainland a mere 20 miles away, it’s a seaside … Continue reading →

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Conrad Sanya Haitang Bay Review

Posted on June 2, 2015 by debbie

If silence is golden, the Conrad on Haitang Bay near Sanya, on China’s southern island of Hainan is 24-carat. One of more than a dozen global resorts perched seaside among palms on the south side of the island, its atmosphere … Continue reading →

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Rediscover Marco Polo’s “City of Heaven”

Posted on June 4, 2014 by debbie

  Tradition and greenery in China’s most beautiful city Acclaimed by Marco Polo as “the City of Heaven, the most beautiful and magnificent in the world,” Hangzhou (say Han-Cho) is still considered China’s garden city, renowned for its scenery and … Continue reading →

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Ningbo Mingles Global And Local, Historic And Modern

Posted on March 1, 2013 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Meander in Ningbo, China’s economic and export hub Photo: © www.ningboguide.com Hosting the likes of international firms from DuPont and Dow to Burberry and Exxon,Ningbo is an economic and export hub, but it isn’t strictly business … Continue reading →

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Beijing Nightlife

Posted on February 1, 2013 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Even after hours, there’s plenty to see in Beijing Photo: © Chrispyphoto | Dreamstime.com Sprawling over an area larger than the state of Connecticut and bursting with creative energy, Beijing may not rival the fashionable cosmopolitan … Continue reading →

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Ningbo: Delta Dawn

Posted on January 15, 2011 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Ningbo rises to a new day in the prosperous Yangtze Delta. Only in China is it easy to overlook a city of 5.5 million people, but recent Frommer’s and Rough Guide volumes about China don’t even … Continue reading →

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