Guangxi Trip 2019

This was my second trip to Guangxi (first was in 2010 and documented in my book Knapsack Notes). Unlike the adventurous Sino-Vietnam crossover in 2010,

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Genting Highlands Scenery

Is going to Genting without gambling like visiting Egypt without seeing the pyramids? I don’t know, but I’m quite happy visiting Genting without entering the

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Chin Swee Caves Temple

There are both Buddhist and Taoist elements at this temple and not that many Chinese temples in Malaysia are located at such a high altitude.

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Journey To The West

Most of us are already familiar with scenes and characters from Journey To The West (Xi You Ji). You’ll find various scenes depicted at Haw

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Fairies & Beauties

You may call this an imitation of Haw Par Villa in Singapore, but this is one instance where the imitation turns out a lot better

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Images Of Hell

No, you’re not going to miss the macabre images at Haw Par Villa after seeing this. Obviously inspired by Haw Par Villa, the images of

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More New Trains From China

On February 22, 2019, China’s rolling-stock maker CRRC announced that a variable configuration Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train has passed all 60 routine tests and

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