Have you ever considered taking an epic adventure by traveling in Tibet? Here are 11 interesting facts that you should know before you journey into Tibet.
While all countries in the world are fighting with this pandemic situation, China slowly is recovering from the virus, and life in the cities comes back in order.
Dear travelers, here is the 17 March 2020 update for the CoronaVirus situation that is happening worldwide. Situation in China might be stabilizing, but the rest of the world is having more infected cases.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism office has ordered travel agencies and tourism companies to stop selling tour packages as another part of an effort to contain the spread of the Coronavirus.
It is a good news for the passengers that they can now travel between Chengdu to Hong Kong through the recently operated MTR Rail line. Hong Kong has announced that the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK high-speed railway will be opened up for business on September 23rd. It is a new railway line that has recently built and connects 44 cities across Mainland China to reach Hong Kong directly via rail transit. It…
At WindhorseTour we love what we do, we don’t hide it, shy away from it, we just love helping our clients experience China!While clients leave us reviews on TripAdvisor all the time. Every so often we receive a personal email from your, our clients. This is one of those private China tour reviews from Hong Looi from Malaysia.
China is the globally recognized and highly visited tourist destination in the world. It is known for its historic lands, culture, festivals, outfit, tradition, monuments, Tibet, Mount Everest and many other amazing places. According to the Travel agency count, every year millions of people visit China just because the place is a perfect blend of forest, river, wildlife, villages, war lands etc. The most…
WindhorseTour is a reliable Travel Agency, has its headquarters in China. We are specialized in conducting tours to China including Beijing, Chengdu, Tibet, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou etc. We are started with the aim to make your China trip smoother by offering you the customized and costs effective packages. Our agency is backed by the top rated Travel Advisors who help are ready…
When you are packing for your next trip to China, go ahead and leave the green hat at home. If you walk around the streets of China wearing a green hat, you will definitely be laughed at or stared at, and not just because you are a foreigner! Why, then, do Chinese people avoid wearing green hats when the color green has no cultural significance whatsoever? The answer is in the cultural connotation that…
"Hot pot" and "dry pot" are two must-try cuisines while traveling in China, especially in Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality, where these two delicious dishes originated from and where both of these dishes have already been recognized as tempting travel attractions. Hot pot and dry pot are actually closely related in Chinese cuisine, but each offers enjoyable differences for diners.
On your next overland trek to Tibet through China's Yunnan province, if you're surprised to hear the locals calling young girls "old lady," don't be! Unlike anywhere else in China, Yunnan is known for the unique custom of calling young girls old ladies, which is just one of the province's "18 Oddities"!
When electing what gift to give for your Chinese friend's birthday, don't give them a clock as gift! Though clocks are not offensive in Chinese culture, giving a clock as a gift sure is! This taboo arises from the fact that the phrases "giving you a clock" (sòngzhōng 送钟) and "attending your funeral" (sòngzhōng 送终) are homophones in Chinese. Therefore, the action of giving a clock carries a negative…
In China, we have the following saying: 吃在中国 味在四川 - "Food is in China, but flavor is in Sichuan." I bet you couldn't agree more after tasting rabbit head on your next visit to Chengdu, China - epicenter of world-famous Sichuan cuisine! Rabbit head is a local delicacy in Chengdu, and though the dish probably sounds shocking and grotesque at first, if you get over with your squeamishness and give this local..