Almost every traveler to Yangzhou starts with puzzling out a conundrum that local people repeatedly use to tease outsiders with: In the morning, skin wraps water, in the evening, water wraps skin. The answer, of course, sums up the two most famous attractions of the city, and the activities all locals devote much time to ?soup dumplings at Yangzhou's famous breakfast houses, and soaking up the ambience of its equally famous bathhouses.
Whenever Yangzhou is mentioned, it's always with reference to a quality lifestyle that encapsulates the Chinese dream - enough money to live in a natural Garden of Eden in the good company of the best culture and literature.
This is a lake of great beauty and mystery. In its depth, an ancient city sleeps, and UFOs and mythical creatures are believed to rise from its waters occasionally. Pauline D Loh visits Yunnan's Fuxian Lake.
Schliersee, Germany - The road to Germany's oldest skiing area in the Spitzingsee-Schliersee lakes region is like something from an idyllic postcard.
Its name is Haining, which literally translates to "sea of serenity? Indeed, it is a peaceful town to all appearances, a place where beauty of nature and natural wonders abound, a nursery for the literary greats of China who had gone on to become icons of their times.
Louis Cha, known to most as Jin Yong, is one of the most influential modern novelists of recent times. He is also the co-founder of the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.
I may never forget my very first breath when I walked out of the Jiuhuang airport into the open air. The air at the third highest airport in the country ?a 3,400-meter elevation ?smelled like purest ice, if ice has a smell. My heavy head after flying was immediately refreshed as if it was washed by icy water. Thus, I started my winter journey to Jiuzhaigou of Sichuan province, a place called a fairyland by many travel journals.Usually, the way from airport to a scenic spot is a good opportunity to sleep or chitchat. But the road to Jiuzhaigou was full of pleasant surprises.
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