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All our China adventures are on our blog — http://ChinaHopeLive.net — which is basically just a coping mechanism thats masquerading as a digital scrapbook, giving you a window into our experiences as a Canadian-American couple trying to live into and love and some days just survive China.
We want to raise our family in China. In March 2007, after finishing up M.A.s in Intercultural Studies while teaching English in Taiwan, we began full-time language study in Tianjin. After draining our ban…

road trip Baltimore to Atlanta city by bike with our friends made a remarkable memory for whole life. I think the journey with car and bikes make or give always-excellent entertainment. You can do more play and activities among with ways on biking tours. Thats some reasons made a fantastic trip Baltimore to Atlanta city. It was not alone trip and not did with alone, therefore told some friends about my thought. They would be agreeing about my idea, so we were 5 guys to made trip Baltimore to Atl…

After the sincere recommendation and persuasion of many friends, I finally decided to pay a visit to Sanya, a seashore city in Hainan Province. However, my actual purpose was to find a large and free place for me to breathe some fresh air, so that the sadness and pressure in this big city can be temporarily alleviated. And the friends around me kept saying that Sanya is the best, so I was tempted finally.
It was already midnight when I reached Sanya Phoenix International Airport. The moisture-l…

I visited HeYuan city for several days, and spent an afternoon around nearby Wanlu Lake (Wanluhu). HeYuan is a small city encircled by the Dongliang River, about two and a half hours east of Guangzhou. It took me two or so hours to walk around most of HeYuan, stopping several times along the way.
If you are looking for accommodations there, most will run between 60 RMB and 150 for your own room. Sleep may not always be easy though, as HeYuan locals love their karaoke and the bars are spilling o…

It is said that a white snake and a green snake—Miss. Bai and Miss Qing were living in Emei Mountain before, where I had dreamed of visiting for long because of their kindness and unusual stories. My dream came true finally and I was ecstatic to go there at last.
It was at dusk when I reached Emei Mountain and saw the strip-shaped stone stairs extending along the Mountain to disappear. I found an accommodation to stay since it’s getting late.
I climbed the mountain in the early morning next …

It was at one morning that I suddenly arrived at Shuhe Village with a heavy travelling backpack on my back. Passing through some alleys in the village, I felt the local people were looking at me differently, giving me a strong feeling of being an unexpected stranger. And I suddenly felt guilty for disturbing their quiet and peaceful life.

Stepping on a stone bridge, the sky seemed to be brighter in my eyes abruptly. The water of the river, originating from the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, runs…

Finally, the weather didnt disappoint us and turned sunny. We were able to go outing which had been planned for a long time.
In the beautiful sunny morning, Lussie, Boss Huang, Sunny, Cliff and I set off for the Yao Mountain. Our main purpose was to enjoy the blooming azalea.When we got to the foot of the mountain, looked at the rugged muddy path, we hesitated and finally changed our mind. Just as what Sunny said: we were here for flowers, relaxing, not for trekking. Then we turned to Lingtian,…

It was a clear spring day. The soft breeze, warm sunshine and aroma of flowers seemed to invite people to go out for a break or just a feel of spring.
I followed the stream of the spring-outing people and arrived at Seven Star Park, which is the largest and most popular park in this city, and which is always crowded with both locals and travelers. And this was particular true that day, when each corner of the park was filled with people. Chinese tourist groups led by tour guides dashed through …