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Dufu Thatched Cottage and gardens, Chengdu, China

Du Fu is one of China's greatest poets who lived in the Tang Dynasty era (618-907). This attraction and garden located in the heart of Chengdu city, Sichuan China is the location and former residence of the famous poet over a thousand years ago. Sitting on 24 hectares of prime urban land, this garden is also nice...

Mount Qing Cheng in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China

Mount Qingcheng (青城山, Qīngchéng Shān) is a scenic mountain in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China and one of the main natural scenic sights in China you can visit as a full-day trip from Cheng Du city. The mountain is one of the many mountains in the area and has an elevation of 1,260m with 36 peaks. Mount Qingcheng is...

City of Chengdu, Sichuan province, China

Chengdu ( Chengtu) is the provincial capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China, as well as a major city in Western China. With a population of 14M, 10M lives in the city itself. The 4th-most liveable city in China has a rather modern urban environment with well connected roads, highways, bus network, as well as modern metro...

Yangtze Three Gorges dam

Located in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China, the Three Gorges dam is the biggest and largest dam built in human history. The man-made concrete structure stretches almost 2km across and is about 5 times wider than the Hoover dam. Construction of the dam started on Dec 14, 1994 with intent of providing clean and dependable hydro-electric...

Three Gorges dam waterlock and ship lift ship transport system

5-stage waterlock and ship lift ship transport system With a large dam obstruction in place separating the river with 2 distinct water levels on both sides of the river Yangzte. Engineers had devised a spectacular way to serve the transit of get large cargo and cruise ships from the upper part of the Yangzte to the lower levels...

The 3 Gorges of the Yangzte

The Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River is China's longest river, with a total length of 6300km. The most popular and scenic element of the Yangtze will be that of the majestic Three Gorges, proudly symbolized by Chinese in novels, movies and china poems, the river itself serving the backbone as one of China's main mode of trade, logistics...

RSAF Open House 2016 at Paya Lebar Air Base

It had been 5 years since RSAF opened their bases to the public in the form of an Open House. The RSAF 2016 open house is on this weekend at Paya Lebar Air Base and is also one of the few chances to see Paya Lebar Air Base before its closure and transition to Changi and Tengah...

Hystou Fanless intel Mini PC review and benchmarks (Intel Broadwell i3-5010U)

Hystou PCs is not really a brand most people are familiar with. They are an original equipment manufacturer and international distributor based in Shenzhen, China offering really good value-for-money barebone (no ram and disks) mini-PCs selling their products through Alibaba, Ebay and their website. I had never bought from them before, but Chinese electronics, especially those from...

Shi Bao Zhai Pagoda, Yangtze River Chongqing, China

The Shi Bao Zhai is an island rocky and craggy hill along the bank of the Yangtze River Chongqing (Zhong County), China. The UNESCO heritage site is home to a temple on the top of the hill and an iconic wood Red pavilion pagoda which what is the Shi Bao Zhai is known for. Translated into "Precious...

Fengdu ghost city, Chongqing China

Fengdu Ghost City (Fēngdū Guǐ Chéng) is an attraction consisting of shrines, temples and monasteries dedicated to the afterlife. Located in Fengdu County on the Ming mountain 170km downstream (West to east) from Chongqing municipality on the Yangtze River north bank, the site is largely accessible via road or docked on the ship piers along the Yangtze...

White Emperor City (Baidicheng) Fengjie County, China

Baidicheng (or Baidi Cheng or just Baidi), meaning White Emperor City in English is an ancient temple currently located on an island along the Yangtze River in China 8 km from the Fengjie County, in the Chongqing municipality. The city used to be part of the North bank mainland, but following raised water levels of the Yangtze...

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and attraction travel guide.

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is one of China's main facilities for the study, breeding and housing of one of China's natural treasures in Sichuan China. There are less than 1,500 pandas living in the wild, 80 percent of which are in Sichuan Province. The facility is a non-profit research and breeding facility for...

Back from my March 2016 China trip

I recently came back from a 1.5 week China trip. I did a Yangtze river cruise and travelled to tour the beautiful cities of Chengdu and Chong Qing on a budget. The scenery in China, especially those of the 3 gorges and the dam was fantastic. Chengdu and Chong Qing are both rather modern cities, with world-class...

Singapore MAN Lion City A95 Bus

MAN Lion’s City A95, built by Gemilang Coachworks is one of the two new buses introduced in the Singapore Bus Carnival 2016 to be operated by Tower Bus services in Western Singapore. The bus has an excellent track record in Europe and is the main bus brand used by the Berlin bus company. MAN Lion’s City Front exterior Bus rear Exterior-wise,...

Singapore Alexender Dennis Enviro 500 Bus

The Alexender Dennis Enviro is one of the two new buses introduced in the Singapore Bus Carnival 2016 to be operated by Tower Bus services in Western Singapore. The bus is a direct lift from the Enviro 500 used by the Kowloon bus company in Hong Kong- where almost all of Singapore's public transport system is largely...

Singapore Bus Carnival 2016- Our Bus Journey

The Singapore Bus Carnival 2016 is currently now on, join LTA with a run through Singapore's Bus Journey over 3 weekends in Singapore from March to April. The interactive exhibition is self-contained and split into three main areas, each exploring different chronological eras of the Singapore Bus industry. Singapore Bus Carnival Event Logo Services from around the world You start off...

We Tech Care 2016- Launch of President’s Challenge 2016

Held in support of President’s Challenge at JTC LaunchPad @ one-north, We Tech Care 2016 saw the gathering of over 200 people from local start-ups, non-profits, Microsoft and partners to showcase the power of technology in creating a smarter and more inclusive Singapore. This year's President’s Challenge aims to boost senior volunteerism with aims to promote community...

Zootopia, excellent storytelling which both impresses and teaches

I caught Zootopia on the opening weekend. Disney always never fail to impress with their animation films. Disney had always have a magical stake in anthropomorphic cartoon animals, whether it's Goofy the dog, Balo from Junglebook/talespin, Ducktails/Duckwing duck or even Mickey for example, we can agree the animation studio had came a long way into making feature-length...

Madonna Rebel Heart Tour in Singapore

Madonna rebel heart tour was on last night (28th Feb) at the Singapore Sports hub. Arriving from her last show in Manila, (with DJ Mary Mac as special guest) since last Friday, it was the first time Madonna ever performed right here on Singapore soil. The queen of pop performed here on a one-night only exclusive before...

Singapore Air show 2016 at Changi exhibition center

After a 1 year break, the 2016 Singapore Airshow is on this week from 16th Feb and lasting till the weekend on the to 21th Feb, with the last 2 days being public opening days. The first 4 days are trade days. The Airshow held at Changi Exhibition center just off Changi coastal road will once again...

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Galaxy Ai 2024 new Fold 6 and Flip 6

Let’s take a hands-on of Samsung’s new foldable phones and wearables at this year’s Galaxy AI Unpacked 2024 event in Singapore. The global event...

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Food and Beverage Expo 2024

The APAC Food and Beverage Expo 2024 is currently on now at the Singapore Expo. This annual event features a diverse array of local...

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