Mysterious China Blog

The Taiping Lake lies at the southern foot of Mt. Huangshan and to the southeast of the jiuhua Mountains with the water area covering 88 square kilometers, water in the lake deep and quiet, stretching far into the distance ...

The Huangguoshu Cataract is on the Baishui River of Zhenning county, Guizhou province, about 81 meters in width . It runs down in thundering splashes from the 68-meter-high cliff of the fault of the riverbed into the Rhinoceros Pool, ...

The Qiantang River rises in Anhui province and traverses Zhejiang province to reach the sea very close to Hangzhou. The Qiantang River Tidal Bore in Hangzhou has long been known as an intriguing natural phenomenon. Since ancient time, it ...

Hundreds of waters and thousands of peaks are in the Tianzi Mountains. What an uncanny work of art by Nature. The highest peak of the mountains is 1262.5 meters above sea level. Around it is rolling ridges and peaks ...

Reported sitings of the mysterious creatures called Yetis ("Wildman") are common at the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, located between the Daba Mountains and the Wudang Mountains in westernHubei province. The existence and nature of such creatures are questions still ...

The hall of Dragon King is a huge palace with mists and clouds floating about the vault and rocks overhanging from the roof displaying a conglomeration of colors as if made of agate. Two archaic stone pines look like ...

Yellow Dragon Cave covers a total of 40 hectares ranging over 10 kilometers with a vertical height of some 160 meters. Under its roof are one lake, two rivers, three waterfalls, four pools and thirteen halls. They are divided ...

As China’s largest city, and its economic, commercial, and financial capital, Shanghai is the heart of and key to China’s future. Shanghai is fun to tour now. New roads, highways, tunnels, and bridges, not to mention new hotels, restaurants, and ...

China: land of rice paddies and richly decorated temples. A country that has both intrigued and intimidated Westerners for thousands of years, and a country that will draw you in from the moment you step foot on its soil. If ...

Tibet’s capital since the 7th century, Lhasa is an intoxicating introduction to Tibet. The Potala Palace, dominates the city from its site on top of Marpo Hill. The old Tibetan quarter to the east is Lhasa’s most interesting area; its centerpiece is the revered Jokhang Temple. Around it is the ...