China Travel Guide

Humble Administrator's Garden, a representative of Jiangnan gardens, is the largest and most famous garden in Suzhou . It's also one of four classic gardens (others are Beijing Summer Palace, Chengde Summer Resort, and Suzhou Lingering Garden ) in China. The entire garden is composed of three parts: east, central, and west parts, in which the middle part is the essence. Humble Administrator's Garden Basics of the Humble Administrator’s Garden Name : 拙政园 in Chinese and Humble Administrator's Garden in English Humble Administrator's Garden Area : 5.6 hectares (13.8 acres) Age : Built in the 1510s with a history of more than 500 years Entrance Tickets : 70 RMB (Jan., Feb., Mar., Jun., Nov., and Dec.); 80 RMB (Apr., May, Jul., Aug., Sep., and Oct.) Opening Hours : 7:30 -17:30 (Mar.1st - Nov.15th); 7:30 - 17:00 (Nov.16 - Feb.) Address : No.178, Northeast Street, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province The Time Needed : 2–3 hours How Was the Humble Administrator’s G

Puyi is the last emperor in the Qing dynasty and also the last emperor in Chinese history . He ascended the throne at age three and was forced to abdicate in 1912. Along with his abdication was the end of the Qing dynasty and China’s imperial period. After the September 18th Incident in 1931, Puyi became the puppet emperor for Manchukuo under Japanese control until 1945. He was kept as a captive by the Soviet army for s few years before being taken over by the Chinese government in 1950. Since then, Puyi was nothing different from an ordinary Chinese person. On Oct.17, 1967, Puyi died in Beijing and was buried in Hualong royal cemetery.  Puyi’s Resume Puyi Full Name: Aisin Gioro Puyi Occupation: emperor, prisoner, ordinary person Birthday: Feb.7th, 1906 Death Date: Oct.17, 1967 Major Accomplishments: imperial restoration Burial Ground: Hualong Royal Cemetery of the Western Qing Tombs Early Years of Being An Emperor Puyi was born on Feb.7, 1906 , at the residence of Prince Chun. His m

Do you know how to greet a Chinese in the past? You must ask: "have you eaten?" Chinese people take food as the paramount necessity, and their long history justifies it. Food has evolved from merely a survival necessity to a unique culture bearing Chinese philosophy and thinking. The history of Chinese food culture can be roughly divided into five phases.  Hotpot Embryonic Stage (primitive times) In primitive society, eating was for survival . There was no such thing as food culture. People had what they could get until the discovery of fire. Five Grains Suiren made a significant discovery that fire could be made by rubbing sticks . Primitives began to cook food. With no sophisticated utensils, meats were either directly roasted on fire or boiled with water. The food supply was severely unstable. Starvation was common. Fuxi , a respected leader of ancient Chinese tribes, taught commons to fish . He also invented the primordial eight trigrams to guide people through the bad we