Tag: China

HK and Macau

Hong Kong Temple Street Market

Hong Kong Temple Street Markets On one of those many “passing through Hong Kong” trips I’ve made over the past few months, I talked Matt and Liz (my two favorite HK residents)  into heading out one night to the relatively well known Temple Street Night Market. Expecting a food street […]

China, Travel Words

Taishan Sunrise Hike

TaiShan Sunrise   Welcome to TaiShan, home of the most famous sunrise in all of China.  It was here that Mao Zedong so famously declared that “the East is Red” so long ago.  Emperors throughout the ages climbed Mount Tai to sacrifice at the temple and watch sunrise from the […]

China, Travel Words

Chasing Confucius in Qufu

The city of Qufu is super famous in China as the birthplace of the sage Confucius.  Though he didn’t always fare so well in life, after his death Confucius’ descendents were promoted to nobility by Imperial decree.  Qufu is replete with Confucian sites, but the big three are known as […]

China, Photo Blogs

Qingdao Brewery Tour

Qingdao Brewery Tour The city of Tsingtao/Qingdao is, at least amongst foreigners, primarily famous for one very important reason: The Beer! Tsingtao Beer can be found all over China and through much of the rest of the world as well. If you ever sit down to a proper Chinese meal […]