Author Archives: International Kev

I personally haven’t been to E Mei Mountain, however I have heard positive things about this mountain from everyone that has visited. I feel like to not include this mountain in a travel itinerary to Si Chuan Province would be a disservice to anyone planning a trip to Si Chuan Province. I have heard aContinue reading “É Méi Mountain 峨眉山 é méi shān”

The Big Buddha of Le Shan Lè shān dà fó The main attraction in the city of Le Shan is the world’s largest Buddha. The world’s largest buddha is outside of a very large buddhist temple, the are more closely resembles a grotto or a park (or some combination of the two). The entire areaContinue reading “乐山 Lè shān”

To start off it should be known that Cheng Du is not a city as developed as Beijing or Shanghai. However, Cheng Du along with Chong Qing have the most metropolitan feel of the region. There are some areas of the city that are very metropolitan, which gives Cheng Du the big city feel. AtContinue reading “成都 Chéng Dū”

This is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been. It is also without a doubt the coldest place I’ve ever been. Despite the Arctic temperatures that Harbin can reach, the winter is certainly the best time of the year to visit Harbin. Trust me it will be wellContinue reading “Harbin 哈尔滨 （Hā Ěr Bīn）”

This is another potential destination in Yunnan. Xi Shuang Ban Na is located in the south of Yunnan Province close to the border of Laos and Myanmar. I have never been there before but many people have told me that it is well worth the trip. Xi Shuang Ban Na is supposedly very similar toContinue reading “西双版纳 Xī Shuāng Bǎn Nà”

This city is astounding. Well to be honest the city isn’t the most impressive sight it’s the surrounding environment that will take your breath away. Once you get to the outskirts or near Lake Er Hai everywhere you look will be a pleasant experience. Honestly, before living in China I had an image of whatContinue reading “大理 Dà Lǐ”

Yunnan is a travel destination sought after by national (Chinese) and international travelers alike. This is one of my personal favorite places that I have been to in all of China. However, there are a lot of potential travel destination within Yunnan itself. If you’re trip to Yunnan is not carefully planned out, you couldContinue reading “Yúnnán 云南”

Li Jiang is a city that travelers around the world yearn to go to. This is one of the most popular destination of not only Yunnan Province but also all of China. Li Jiang is in the northern section of Yunnan Province surrounded by a couple of different mountain ranges that make the city lookContinue reading “Lì Jiāng 丽江”

The Labrang Monastery is a Tibetan town in a very remote location of Gansu Province. There is just about no commercialization of this area. Honestly, it doesn’t get more off the beaten path than this place. Without a doubt during the entire time I spent I didn’t see any other Westerners and honestly there weren’tContinue reading “Xià Hé (夏河) & The Labrang Tibetan Monastery (lā bǔ lèng sì)拉卜楞寺”

Lan Zhou is a city that is used as a transportation hub that connects the East and Central China to West China. If you’re make a journey to West China you’ll either pass through or transfer at Lan Zhou (except if going to Tibet, for Tibet you’ll transfer at Xi Ning 西宁). If by anyContinue reading “Lán Zhōu 兰州”