Travel Tour China

Friday, April 06, 2007

Envision A Regular and Nourishing Lifestyle

China has always been a country flooded with all sorts of disputes. It is actually hard to envision a common Chinese acknowledging a simple stroll on the streets. The communist philosophy of "be a good worker and serve your country" has been rooted on their minds that it is not easy to lie back, relax, and enjoy a day or two off.

Today however, with the economy slowly working its way to give common Chinese a taste of the satisfied life, better lifestyle can be noted. The old population of the country would ever hardly thought that this idea could actually happen as they see subsequent generations entertaining themselves in dining out and buying themselves high-technology gadgets. All of these are benefits of the aggressive laborers of China.

As you have seen the upcoming generation buying its way to Western capitalism, a few ancient customs are still being adapted. As most of us know, the Chinese are very healthy in their eating lifestyle, and even the veteran Chinese do a daily calisthenics which they call the Tai-Chi. It is mostly constructed of moves taken from diverse martial arts forms. Moreover, Chinese cuisine is still highly endeared for its dumplings and noodle soups which are very accepted worldwide.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Famed Athletics in China

China is well-regarded worldwide for its comprehensive variations of competitive sporting activities. Since the 20th century, the nation has been holding a considerable number of traditional and Western sports that locals and foreign vacationists alike find very interesting. In fact, China is among the top-performing countries in the Summer Olympics, with featured athletics like baseball, football, badminton, tennis, diving, gymnastics, and basketball. As for common athletics, the elderly Chinese folks still practice Qigong and Tai Ji Chuan in their daily exercise activities.

As stated earlier, one of the well-acclaimed athletics in China is badminton. Chinese locals enjoy playing this athletic for unlike other sports, badminton is very effortless to learn, the venues are well-accessible, and the equipment are inexpensive. Well-regarded professional badminton players in the nation are Cheng Shao-Chieh, Lin Dan, and Huang Sui. Football, in addition, is also among the well-regarded sports in China since its introduction in the 1900s. With China's notable passion for the game, the nation established its premier football event called Chinese Super League, wherein it commends four other known football federations. As for unique Chinese athletics, the nation features a team paddling activity called Dragon boat racing, wherein a narrow and long human-powered boat is used by the paddlers.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Unifying Tradition in Preparing A Dish in China

A normal Chinese dish is generally composed of two essential ingredients namely main course and supporting dishes. However, compared to American and European entree, which serves meat as the premier course, the Chinese serve rice, noodles, or mantou. The secondary entree can be a choice of any variant of vegetables, meat, or fish.

Rice is one of the more salient ingredient in any Chinese meal. Although, this is an exception in the northern zone of China, which considers wheat-based items as their main recipe. To the persons of this zone, rice is served either as a last recourse or as an extra dish towards the conclusion of the meal.

Furthermore, the persons of China are well-known for introducing bite-sized or ready-to-eat food. Fish is regularly cooked and served whole to the patron. Persons will have to use their chopstick to eat the cuisine. Vacationists would regularly see waiters dividing the fish into serving size. Vacationists are provided with a bowl of rice, and then pick their dish from the communal plates using their chopstick. For the persons of China, it is crooked for any individual's utensil to touch these plates.

In addition, a small chunk of the population of China are vegetarian, who are usually Buddhists. Adding to that, they do not eat tofu which is a normal conception by the population from the West. A typical Buddhist entree will contain several variants of vegetarian recipes.

In conclusion, a vacationist planning to drop by China need to be aware of the cultural traditions of the country.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

The Biggest Mall in the Whole Earth

Golden Resources Shopping Mall is too great a mall for too great a country (big population, that is). In an attempt to record the largest shopping location in all of earth, Beijing built for more than three long years this overly great mall that sells any item-- from the most basic kitchen tool to the most expensive leather boots.

Pick your favorite from any of the thousand comfy boutiques scattered all over the shopping center. With any trademark or product in mind, be assured that Golden Resources Shopping Mall has it. After delighting your spectacle with the finest products, pamper your appetite while chowing in the food center that serves all delicacies. With the fantastic vastness of the dining places, you certainly can find a corner that is all yours to fill.

Though it takes more than a day to totally rummage through the total area of the shopping mall, you can at least set off to the most accessible parts through utilizing any of its 230 escalators. As such, getting from one division to another should not really be awful.

If ever you are seting off to China and you do not have any plan of visiting Golden Resources Shopping Mall, I think you are losing a fraction of your China venture. Even when you do not have any penny for a shopping spree, you must at least try the honor of being in the largest shopping mall in the entire earth.