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April 4, 2022April 16, 2022 Guangdong Leave a comment 2022KaipingKaiping Diaolou and Villages UNESCO World Heritage SitesQingming Festival

Qingming in Kaiping

Spring finally arrived in Guangdong! Jun and I decided we needed to get out of Shenzhen. During the Qingming (Tomb Sweeping) Festival, we decided to visit Kaiping on the other side of the Pearl River Delta. We had last visited there for a day trip in 2015. During that trip, however, we felt rushed as…Read more Qingming in Kaiping

April 3, 2018April 10, 2018 Chongqing Leave a comment 2018Qingming Festival

Captivating Chongqing

At the start of April, Jun and I had the opportunity to spend a few days together without having to work. Because of the way the Qingming Festival holiday fell this year, we decided to maximize the holiday and used some of our annual leave days to make it a longer holiday. We decided to…Read more Captivating Chongqing

April 2, 2017April 5, 2017 Hong Kong, Shenzhen Leave a comment 2017Fairy Lake Botanical GardensHong Kong IslandQingming Festival

Spring in Southern China

The Tomb Sweeping Festival came on a Tuesday this year, which allowed Jun and I to share a three day weekend. Since we’re saving for our trip to the U.S., we decided to stay and explore in the general area. On our first day together we went to Shenzhen’s Fairy Lake Botanical Garden. It was…Read more Spring in Southern China

April 4, 2016April 5, 2016 Guangzhou Leave a comment 2016LongtouQingming Festival

Langtou Village

The start of April brought spring rains and Qingming, or Tomb Sweeping Day. It’s a traditional Chinese holiday to remember and honor ancestors. For this year’s holiday, Jun and I decided to visit a village in northwestern Guangzhou called Langtou. The village is renowned for its ancient buildings and surrounding greenery. The village was founded…Read more Langtou Village

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