Category: China
Further up, going in a south-westerly direction from Connaught Road and Queen’s Road, there is a series of roads, one of which, Bonham Road, is the location ofthe University …
China’s economic reforms and open door policy have laid the foundations for greater market freedom and growing privatisation in the past few years. There are still the state-run shops …
Some ofthe larger tourist hotels also have their own medical facility with a nurse and sometimes a doctor in attendance. The following three hospitals have medical clinics which specialise …
China has a number of good beaches for swimming (see below) as well as those along its east coast at Weihai in the north and Tsingtau, Zhoushan, Ningbo and …
Harbin is undoubtedly the country’s main centre for Chinese furs and skins. These can be bought in the Fur Product Shop on Zhongyang Lu as well as in the …
Continuing along the Long Corridor towards the west we arrive at the House called Hearthe Golden Orioles, where theatrical performances were previously held and which today is a restaurant. …
The main route into China by rail, other than flying into Hong Kong and then taking the train, is to go from Europe by the Trans-Siberian Railway. Information about …
Today the complex comprises four temple buildings erected in a line going from north to south, which have wall-paintings covering an area of some 960sq.m/10,300sq.ft. The first temple, the …