China (North East) Aug/Sept 2011

Map of Northern China

" One Day passes, you will lose One Day "

" One Day passes with happiness, and then you gain One Day

" In good spirit, sickness will cure, in happy spirit, sickness will cure fast. In good & happy spirit, sickness will never come " 

" My 23 days in China (Harbin, Qiqiha'er, Manzhuoli, Changbai Shan, Shenyang, Hohhot, Yingchuan, Xining & Changsa (22/8 -13/9/201 1) - my 1st visit to the north east provinces of China ie Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai & Chairman Mao's birthplace in Changsa, Hunan "

Total expenses incurred (23 days) : Rm2,370 (Euro$590)

Air Asia ticket (promo) :

KL > Tianjin (depart KL 08.30 arrive Tianjin 14.35) - Rm175

Guilin > KL (depart Guilin 11.10 arrive KL 15.20) - Rm333

Travel insurance - Rm75

Airport taxi & bus - Rm74

Hostels + booking fee - Y565 + US$24 (Rm72)

Day tour - Y70

Train tickets - Y1,317

Bus - Y60

Airport bus - Y30

Cable car - Y50

Entrance fees - Y425

Food & groceries - Y820
Sundries - Y87

Exchange rate Y100 = Rm48

Travel itinerary:

KL > Tianjin > Harbin > Qiqihar > Manzhhouli

> Harbin > Jilin > Erdao Baihe > Shenyang > Hohhot > Yinchuan > Xining > Zhengzhou > Changsa > Guilin > Kuala Lumpur

Travel Highlights:

1) Haerbin, Heilongjiang

2) Changbai Shan, Jilin

3) Shenyang, Liaoning


4) Hohhot & Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia


5) Yingchuan, Ningxia

6) Xining, Qinghai

7) Changsa, Hunan

The Secret of Life: Passion for a goal is the key to fulfilling your dreams"

China (Yingchuan, Ningxia) Aug/Sept 2011

Map of Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

Total cost incurred (1 day) : Y112 (Rm54)

Hostel: Y30 (3/4 day)
Train: Hohhot > Yingchuan - Y46 (hard seat)
Bus: Y4
Food: Y62

" Yingchuan, capital of Ningxia, off the beaten track, the Hui (descendants of Arab & Persian from the Tang dynasty), Xixia culture, Middle Eastern style mosque, Old City ..... if you want to know how Islam is functioned in China, come to Yingchuan.

1) Gulou (Drum Tower) & Nan Men (South Gate), Yingchuan, Ningxia

2) Old City of Yingchuan, Yingchuan, Ningxia

3) Nanguan Mosque, Yingchuan, Ningxia - Constructed in Ming dynasty & rebuilt in 1981.

4) Ningxia Niejie (Cow Street), Yingchuan, Ningxia

5) Ningxia Provincial Museum & Yingchuan shopping mall, Yingchuan, Ningxia

6) Yingchuan Train Station, Yingchuan, Ningxia

7) Chengtainsi Ta or Xita (West Pagoda), Yingchuan, Ningxia

The secret of Life: When in doubt, just take the next small step "