“五岳归来不看山，黄山归来不看岳” is a famous proverb to describe the beauty of Huangshan in comparison with the five other famous sacred mountains in China. It means after visiting the five superb sacred mountains, you won’t want to visit any other mountains; but after returning from Mt. Huangshan, you won’t wish to visit the five sacred mountains. The…
Mt. Huangshan / 黄山游记 (day 2)
The bizzare pines, absurd stones, sea of clouds and hot springs are the four wonders of Mt. Huangshan. For thousands of years till now, Chinese painters have been inspired by Mt. Huangshan for its mesmerizing sceneries. There are pines growing everywhere in Mt. Huangshan, even on the crevices of the cliffs. The pines growing from…
Nanjing Tour
Nanjing often leads people to relate its tragic history during the Japanese occupation. It once served as the capital of China during several dynasties and is one of the four great ancient capitals of China. The three others are Beijing, Luoyang and Chang’an (Xi’an). We visited the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (中山陵). It’s a…
Suzhou Tour
Be born in Suzhou, live in Hangzhou, eat in Guangzhou, die in Liuzhou.” – Why die in Liuzhou? Liuzhou produces wood coffins which are said to preserve the body after death. As for Guangzhou, it’s worldwide famous for its cuisine; Hangzhou is known for its prosperity, good air and beauty; and Suzhou has the most…
Venice of the East – Zhouzhuang /周庄
Suzhou has many waterways and Zhouzhuang is famous for its well-preserved ancient water town located some 30 km away from Suzhou. Zhouzhuang has fascinating watery views, stunning ancient bridges and residential houses, and profound cultural background. It is the Venice of the East, with many tourist boats sailing along the waterways like gondolas do in…
Shanghai noon
We spent our last day in the heart of Shanghai – Paris of the East. It’s a pity that we didn’t see much of Shanghai except sightseeing at The Bund (外滩) and window shopping at Nanjing Road (南京路). I find that some Shanghai food is very oily; I bought a stick of Chinese sausage from…
Redang Island Vacation
Redang island is so beautiful! Photos and words only captured in a limited way the enchanting beauty of this island off the east coast of Terengganu, Malaysia. We booked a 4-days-3-nights island tour package with Ping Anchorage in Malaysia at a good deal and bought our coach tickets separately to Terrenganu in Singapore for the…
Exploring the Underwater World
Our island tour package included boat trips for snorkelling. We had so much fun exploring the underwater world. We brought a waterproof camera to snap photos of fishes and coral reefs in the water. While we fed the fishes with bread, all the fishes swam to us. Our silly friend didn’t grab his bread properly…
Exploring more of the Underwater World!
We continued to explore other snorkelling spots for more marine life, the gems of Redang island. Can you spot the blacktip reef shark? Hint: look for the “black tip” near the centre of the photo.
Having fun at Pasir Panjang Beach
We had so much fun snorkelling in Redang! At the Pasir Panjang beach, the waters are very clear and calm and you see coral reefs and a variety of fish species feeding on the reefs and swimming near the sea shore so we don’t even need to go far into the sea to snorkel. We…
