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Qi Xi: a guide to Chinas Seven Sisters Festival
Location: Lovers’ Rock, Bowen Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
Date: seventh day of the seventh lunar month. 13 Aug 2013; 2 Aug 2014; 20 Aug 2015.
Level of participation: 2 - see dazzling displays of domestic prowess and gaze at the starry symbols of two lovers.
Qi Xi is the Chinese equivalent of Vale
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Chung Yuan: a guide to the Hungry Ghost Festival in China
Location: China
Date: 15th day of the seventh lunar month. 21 Aug 2013; 10 Aug 2014; 28 Aug 2015.
Level of participation: 4 - sit next to a ghost at dinner
For the Chinese, this is ‘Ghost Month’, a time when they are scared to?leave their houses after dark. They believe the doors to the afterworld a
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Mid-Autumn Festival ( Cake Festival) – world’s best festivals
Location: China
Date: fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. 19 Sep 2013; 8 Sep 2014; 27 Sep 2015.
Level of participation: 2 - gaze at the woman in the moon
Also called the Moon Cake Festival, China’s harvest festival?is an occasion to scoff these sweet treats. The cakes, made of a thin?dough shel
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The essential guide to backpacking Chinas Silk Road
China’s Silk Road is an epic journey through desert dunes to the end of the Great Wall, a length of pink mud that ends abruptly in the magnificent beige towers of the Jiayuguan fort. This is not a voyage that many travellers experience; its often and understandably overlooked in favour of more acces
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Three places to power down your laptop, your phone...and yourself
You know how they say to unplug electronics and power strips when you leave home, to conserve energy? Well, what they forget to mention unplugging is you. When you take that much-needed vacation, leaving behind the digital distractions that pervade our modern lives will help ensure a relaxing, rejuv
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The Dragons Back and beyond: the best hikes in Hong Kong
You’d be forgiven for thinking that hiking isn’t among the must-try activities in Hong Kong – that the only place you’ll cop an eyeful of green is in Yau Ma Tei’s Jade Market. But a quick look at a map tells a different story: the territory is mostly painted in swathes of emerald and azure, fringed
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Seven super-spicy foods you need to try
But if you’re a true chilihead, try these lesser-known spicy treats from around the world.
Torta Ahogada
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Hong Kongs infernal affairs
White is the colour of death in Hong Kong, yet the cultural manifestations of mortality in the Chinese city are far from pale. A unique history and a spirit of pragmatism have nurtured a fascinating host of death-related customs, professions, and festivals, that like a skilled mortician, splashes co
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Tips for travelling in 21st-century China
The Middle Kingdom is one of the fastest changing countries in the world. Its economy is robust and its population increasingly more modern and tech savvy. Yet, China is still a country of paradoxes.
You’ll get 3G connection in remote farmland in?Inner Mongolia, though there mightnt be running water
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Hip Hong Kong: new art galleries and trendy restaurants
Hong Kong: a place bursting at the seams in almost every sense of the phrase. Like any politically charged city, there’s an undercurrent of creativity that provides an outlet for Hong Kong’s rebellious streak, translating into a clutch of interesting food experiences, design ideas and artistic endea
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East Asias craft beer revolution: the ultimate guide to Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and China
There’s something brewing in the Orient, something that will make beer drinkers positively hoppy with glee. It’s a craft beer revolution, and one long overdue in a corner of the world known largely for samey, light lagers.?
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Travelling in China with your family: what to know and where to go
China may not spring immediately to mind when choosing a destination for a family trip, but the Middle Kingdom is full of places that suit families with children of all ages. Many visitors underestimate how generally safe and easy it is to travel with a family in China. Most destinations are linked
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What to eat in Beijing
Mongolian lamb, Sichuan-style chilli-spiked crayfish and flaky flatbreads with sweet wafts of fried spring onions?cooked before you.?Beijing?showcases the best of?Chinas?(and neighbouring) flavours, with a few surprising additions of its own. You’ll find Beijing’s food is as headstrong as its reside
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Know your gompas: a londoninfopage guide to Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
One of the most surprising things about the Himalaya is how this desolate, almost monochrome landscape has produced so much vivid colour. From Kathmandu to Dharamsala and Lhasa to Ladakh, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, or gompas, guard a treasure trove of religious art, executed in an almost hallucin
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A time for cha: traditional Chinese tea in Chengdu
Drinking tea?is as central to life in Chengdu?as its pungent Sichuan peppercorns or the citys other favourite pastime, mah-jong. Many people carry flasks, pre-filled with tea leaves, ready for hot water wherever they go. Others head to the citys many teahouses. A single street might be populated wit
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What to eat in Macau
African chicken, baked egg tarts, samosas, pork-and-olive fried rice. In Macau, Portugal meets China with a dash of southeast Asia and a sprinkling of Africa. Macanese cuisine is, quite literally, a blend of all the places that Portuguese traders visited along the 16th century maritime?route from Ea
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Secret Macau: dives, designers and stilt houses
Macau is often described in terms of dichotomies: old versus new, Portuguese versus Chinese, flashy versus modest, and for a good reason –?the city has plenty to offer from both ends of the spectrum. But sometimes overlooked are the gems that fall between the two –?sights, buildings, festivals that
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Another view from the roof of the world: alternative Tibet in Sichuan
With epic mountain vistas, lively Buddhist monasteries, and grasslands peppered with yaks and alpine lakes as far as the eye can see, Tibet is, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable places to visit in the world. But the?paperwork required to get here can be daunting. Fortunately, Sichuan?provi
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Serene in the city: relaxing in Hong Kongs best spas
Home to one of Asia’s largest – and most competitive – spa scenes, Hong Kong is the ultimate city for a pamper-break.?From express pedicures to bespoke traditional therapies, Hong Kong’s day spas offer every treatment under the sun, and with most spas now operating until 11pm (or later), it’s easier
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Chill-out China: tropical island adventures on Hainan
The view from the knockabout beach bar is a classic: the afternoon sun glares off sugary sand as the ocean steams and rolls on top of it. A group of after-school teenagers run out in their wetsuits, planting board to belly as they plop into the surf. One of them is wearing a tell-tale straw hat tied
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