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At the Glacier park observation deck overlooking the peak of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

How to visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from Lijiang

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山), or also otherwise known as the Yulong Snow Mountain is perhaps one of the most famous mountains in China. Its peak reaches a high of 5,600 meters (18,360 ft). For most tourists visiting, the highest…

Guide to planning your own day trip to the Great Wall of China

Time needed: 7 hoursOur ratings: 3.5/5Cost: ~200 RMB (29 USD) The famous and best-preserved parts of the Great Wall are also the most easily accessible from Beijing. Therefore when M and I were planning for our month-long China trip, we…

Apps that you absolutely need in China as a tourist

We have recently travelled to China and found that there are several apps that you definitely cannot do without when you’re travelling in the country as a tourist! We want to share these apps with you to help make your…

Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng Village, a hidden hiking gem in China

Meili Snow Mountain is not a location that comes to people’s minds when they think of hiking in China. It will usually be Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain), Zhang Jia Jie (Avatar Mountains) or Dao Cheng Ya Ding (In Si Chuan).…

Guilin, China – 3 Days Itinerary in Quintessential China

When we stepped into Guilin, we knew that we have stepped into quintessential China. The China that we’ve seen from childhood Chinese dramas that played on national TV. The pace of the people here was definitely slower than the previous…