The Great Wall of China 🇨🇳

Alone on the Great Wall of China... or almost... (I went there with 2 friends and 2 locals). We are meeting today to talk about a subject that is very close to my heart: one of the seven wonders of the world. This summer during my trip to China I had the chance to discover Beijing in …

Hangzhou 🇨🇳

  Hangzhou is the city where the inhabitants of Shanghai rush when the weekend comes. The city is located 200 km in the south of Shanghai, 45 minutes by high-speed train (more than 300 km/h). As a result of unbridled growth, the city has not stopped developing. Fortunately, we find to the west, and that …

The lion forest garden 🇨🇳

The lion forest garden is the most famous garden in China for its fantastically shaped rock piles. One of these raised stones has the shape of three entangled lions (that's why it was wrongly attributed to the origin of the name of the garden). In addition, there is a labyrinth of stone in this garden. …

Humble administrator’s garden 🇨🇳

The  Humble Administrator's Garden is next to the Suzhou Museum. This is the second garden that I had the chance to visit here. It was built in 1509, during the Ming Dynasty. It is the largest garden, of all the classic gardens of Suzhou (its surface is more than 5 hectares), as well as the …

Baitang ecological garden 🇨🇳

Merry Christmas to everyone ! 🎅 You probably have noticed, we are Tuesday and moreover we are the 25th of December. Usually I don't post on Tuesdays but I wanted to write something for Christmas 🎄. I will continue to tell you about my adventures in China but this time it's not a museum, a monument …

The couple’s garden retreat 🇨🇳

If you are visiting Suzhou, you can visit many gardens. I'll present you today the first one I visited. The couple's garden retreat is one of Suzhou's UNESCO World Heritage listed gardens. If you are looking for tranquility you are at the right place. Indeed, this small garden is much less crowded than the others. As in …

Pingjiang Road 🇨🇳

During my stay in Suzhou there is a street that I liked a lot. I enjoyed walking there. This street is called Pingjiang Road. Pingjiang Road is the English for Píngjiāng Lù. This is a touristy street and historic district in the northeastern Suzhou. It is a part of the Old Town of Suzhou. The main street is …

Suzhou Museum 🇨🇳

The Suzhou Museum is the only museum I visited during my trip to Suzhou. This museum which has opened for the first time to the public in 1960 is a museum of ancient Chinese art, ancient Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and handmade crafts. It received almost 2 millions visitors in 2016. The Folk Branch of Suzhou Museum is located in the Bei family ancestral temple near Lion Grove …

Suzhou, the Venice of the East 🇨🇳

From June to August 2018 I did a 2 month internship in Suzhou, China 🇨🇳.First, I will briefly introduce you this small town. I will write an article dedicated to some sites that I have had the opportunity to visit. To read them just click on the links (don't worry I know you're not an …

New 7 wonders of the World 🌍

Since I have a salary, I travel more and more. If you have read my introduction post, you probably know that I dream of discovering the whole world. Moreover, one of my greatest wishes is to discover the new 7 wonders of the world 🌍. Disclaimer: The photos in this article are not mine. However, …