2026-06 Blog Archive

When most travelers think of Tianjin, they picture the Haihe River glittering at dusk, the Italian-style villas of the Wu Da Dao district, or the jaw-dropping architecture of the Tianjin Binhai Library. But for those who truly understand the city’s layered identity, there is another, more intimate r

When you think of early 20th-century Chinese journalism, your mind probably jumps straight to Shanghai. The Bund, the foreign concessions, the roaring presses of Shen Bao and Xinwen Bao—it all feels like the epicenter of China’s media revolution. But if you’re a history buff or a curious traveler wi

If you are a budget traveler based in Shanghai, you already know the drill. You have mastered the art of eating jianbing for under 10 kuai, you know exactly which metro line gets you to the airport for 7 kuai, and you have probably slept in a capsule hostel in Jing’an at least once. But when the smo

If you have ever wandered through the narrow, ancient alleyways of Ji County in Tianjin, you might have stumbled upon a structure that seems to breathe history. It is not merely a temple; it is a time capsule. Dule Temple, or Dule Si, stands as one of the oldest surviving wooden structures in China,