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China Celebrates the First International Tea Day

Fans of tea in the world must have long been dreaming of a universal tea day. And you probably have heard the news that in November 2019, the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted May 21 as the "International Tea Day ". Since then, there is a designated festival for tea lovers. Bravo!May 21, 2020 marks the world's first International Tea Day.China is celebrating Tea DayChin ...
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Easy Tour China Founder Wei's Life during Coronavirus in April

Wei is general manager of Easy Tour China, and would like share his life in Guilin, Southwest China, during the coronavirus epidemic period.April 02, 2020, cold snap from north China goes on. RainingThe provincial government distributed 268yuan worth of coupon thru Alipay. But how can the old folks without alipay APP on their phone (and many of the phone are not smart phones) get the coupons? My ...
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In the Beginning...

I first arrived in China in March 2001, round-eyed, full of trepidation and ready for a range of exciting adventures. Less than one week later I was sat in a hospital in Xi’an with a drip in my arm. ‘So much for Chinese traditional medicine!’ I thought. As it turned out, this was to be the first step in an endless process of realigning my expectations.What HappenThe rather unexpected medical ...
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Fun facts about the Great Wall

1. The Great Wall of China was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site list in 1987. The Great Wall is one of the first Chinese sites listed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site list. Other sites include the Forbidden City, Terrocotta Warriors (Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor) and Mogao Grottoes. 2. It is an urban myth that humans are able to see the Great Wall wi ...
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Village Life as a Foreigner in China During the Coronavirus

I’d been in China for almost 10 years when, in 2009, I came to work in the small rural village of Jiuxian (about 8km from the famous tourist destination of Yangshuo). I was initially meant to spend 4 months here but ended up settling in Jiuxian. There were two things which created a huge impression on me during my first weeks in the village and resulted in me staying. The first was how incredib ...
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Easy Tour China Travel Co. Ltd’s Public Announcement for Candidate Enrollment in the Competition “2020 Guangxi Golden Embroidery Ball Friendship Award”

Blog Apri 15, 2020Easy Tour China Travel Co. Ltd is proud to enroll our staff Ian Hamlinton in the competition for the 10 Outstanding Foreign Talents 2020 in Guangxi.桂林市易游国际旅行社有限责任公司推选公司外籍员工IAN HAMLINTON先生参加2020年广西杰出贡献外国人“2020广西金绣球奖”,以下是公示内容。Based on the “Notice for candidate enrollment for 2020 Guangxi Golden Embroidery Ball Friendship Awa ...
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Easy Tour China Founder Wei's Life during Coronavirus Epidemic in March

Wei is general manager of Easy Tour China, and would like share his life in Guilin, Southwest China, during the coronavirus epidemic period.March 14, 2020. SunnyTotal existing cases dropped by more than 10% to 12,158 in China. Severe cases dropped also by more than 10% to 3610 with a death toll of 14. Chinese virologists said things will be very positive end of March. But we should definitely w ...
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