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Tibet Facts: Interesting Things That You Should Know

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.

Covid-19 Update 4/15/2020

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.

Coronavirus Update 3/4/2020

The current situation with Covid-19 in China and from the rest of the world in numbers (03/03/2020)

Corona Virus Update 02/13/2020

CoronaVirus Update by WindhorseTour. What is the current situation on 02/13/2020. Travel information and additional helpful resources.

Corona Virus and China Tourism (What you need to know if planning travel)

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.

Train From Chengdu to Hong Kong Open

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…

Client Review Highlight (Yuki)

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.

Explore the world-wide famous tourist destination ‘china’

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…

Make a memorable China trip with the best travel agency in China

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…

Cultural cues: don't wear a green hat!

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…

The difference in Chengdu's hot pot and dry pot

"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.

Young girls are called "old lady" - Yunnan oddity

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"!

Cultural cues: don't give a clock as a gift

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…

Mahjong - Chinese traditional dominoes

Some say that in order to be good at Mahjong, the traditional Chinese form of dominoes, one must be familiar with Sun Tzu's principles on warfare from his classic work The Art of War, because the rules of Mahjong embody the essence of Chinese philosophy, strategy, and tactics.