JIA's Dream Tours China Blog

Hello China Tour Dreamers! People go to China to experience something very Chinese, not something they can get anywhere else or at home. Who doesn’t? That’s normally what I think when giving suggestions and choosing places to stay or visit. Without exception, every one of my clients who have stayed there all love Bamboo Garden [...]

A Special Melody at the Potala Palace – Tibetan Women Singing I took this video at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. There were a group of women working on the roof and they were singing and working rhythmically to the song they were singing. It was really a special moment in a very special [...]

I’ve been to the Yangtze River many times, and in my opinion the most scenic part is Shennong Stream. It is a 60-kilometer tributary of the Yangtze River, originates in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve and joins the Yangtze at Xirangkou in Hubei’s Badong County. The crystal clear, unpolluted water flows swiftly. A [...]

Xi’an is one of my favorite cities in China – a place where I can feel, smell and touch the history. Each time driving from the airport to the city of Xi’an, passing by those different sized mounds which are the tombs of ancient emperors, I always wonder how it looked in historical times, centuries [...]

One of my highlights of my visit to Tibet was the visit to Bakhor Street, in the heart of Lhasa circling the Jokhang Temple. It means “a pilgrim’s inner circuit”, and is the earliest street of old Lhasa city. It is “a saint road” in the eyes of Tibetans. Now it’s also a shopping street [...]

My favorite list of cities in China used to be: Beijing (my hometown), Xi’an – for its history and Guilin – for its scenery. After my visit to Tibet last Oct however, now I have one more on my list: Lhasa – The most spiritual Holy City. I would highly recommend this place for everyone [...]

As days go by with increasing pressure and stress, I often wish I could go back to the Fragrant Hill that I so loved and enjoyed as a young girl growing up in Beijing; just to relax and meditate. It was forever my favorite dream land – a land in nature so full of energy [...]