Towering over Shanghai
The Oriental Pearl Tower is one of the most striking and futuristic sights in China’s business stronghold Shanghai. Overlooking the Huangpu River opposite the historic Bund the tower rises 468 metres above the street...
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Chek Lap Kok – Hong Kong’s Airport
When opened in 1998 the Hong Kong International Airport was the world’s largest and today 12 years later the airport is the one of the world’s busiest for both passengers and cargo and caters...
Surviving the Beijing Airport
We have a treat for you today- our first guest writer on Tripandom- Jennifer Gregory If you’re heading to the summer Olympics this year, chances are you’ll arrive to the area via the Beijing...
Virgin Mary Urinal…..What the?
Now this is just wrong, what are they thinking in Chong Qing, China, they have opened what is believed to be the world’s largest toilet complex with over 1000 themed toilets. They have made...
Pandas for the Olympics
The horrific earthquake that shook China on May 12 this year not only killed and destroyed the homes of thousands of people it did extensive damage to wildlife, in particular the Chinese’s most prized...
Beijing’s Water Cube
[youtube _m8FpNbNewQ] The 2008 Olympic Games kick on in the Chinese capital Beijing on the 8th of August and the world is going to be amazed at not only some incredible sporting moments but...
Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum
Chairman Mao was the founder of the People’s Republic of China and he is one of the essential characters in the modern history of this huge country. The Chairman died in 1976 and a...
Happy animals in a Chinese Zoo
A lot of China’s zoos and animal parks have the visitor’s entertainment higher up their list of priorities than the animal’s welfare, well the Xiangjiang Safari Park is situated in Dashi Town of Panyu...
A rollercoaster while you shop? whats going on here?
[youtube ZL5jOGUN_Ms] We have featured a lot of weird and whacky attractions and things to see around the world on Tripandom but this one even shocked us! It’s a supermarket in China which has...
Harbin Ice Festival in China
[youtube C3bmxc9vHcE] Harbin is located in north east China, it lies east of Mongolia an just below Siberia and at this time of the year it is freezing, during the day expect -2f on...
