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Shanghai by night
[:en] Shanghai was the last stop of this amazing trip to China. I wanted to show you my favorite moment of this city: Shanghai by night! There are colors and lights all night on the skyscrapers. If you are brave enough, you can go up to the top of the tower in the picture below, in the Pudong quarter. The elevator works with a magnet system, and it only takes one minute to go up to the 100th floor. Below this building there is a very nice street where you can walk and you can see the Bund and its lights. I found amazing that in Shanghai there are so…
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South China pearl museum
[:en] I have some news from my trip to China, after visiting the Li river on the cruise and the Cave of the Reed Flute as you saw in the previous posts, I went to the South China Pearl Museum of Guilin. China is always been one of the major producers of good quality pearls, and Guilin happens to be one of the places where pearls are made. The pearls, the dresses and of course the models were stunning, I really enjoyed this pearls runway. After the pearls show, I couldn’t keep myself from choosing a pearls necklace that it’s not so common to see in Europe, I promise that I will…
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[:en]On the Li River cruise[:it]Crociera sul fiume Li[:]
[:en] In the previous post I have shown you the wonderful pictures of Guilin, including the Li river in the top of the list of the things to see in Guilin. This time I’m on the Li river cruise, I absolutely loved this experience, especially to see these beautiful landscape and the mountains. I found this outfit perfect for this, the weather wasn’t very warm and it was a little windy. I was wearing a black Silvian Heach tunic with an H&M striped jacket with a black ribbon designed on it, and I’ve chosen to wear jeans and boots for this experience. It was nice to be there, besides, the view was amazing! [:it]…
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[:en]What to see in Xi’an (part 2)[:it]Cosa vedere a Xi’an (parte 2)[:]
[:en] What to see in Xian, as I was telling you in the previous post about Xi’an, this time I’m showing the pictures of the army of terracotta and the Wild Goose Pagoda and its wonderful garden. I absolutely loved the gong, it must be hitten three times and make a wish. I’ve had the chance to go around Xi’an at night, it’s a safe city with a nice nightlife. The shops close at 23:00, at that time there were people skating, there was a beautiful atmosphere. I also went to the Tang Dinasty Theater, if you are already followers of Instagram you probably saw the pictures of the show.…
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[:en]Jade Shop – Xi’An Imperial Fine Arts Center[:it]Negozio di Giada – Xi’An Imperia Fine Arts Center[:]
[:en] Besides her story, Xi’An is also widely known for being an area rich of jade stone. Inside the Xi’An Imperial Fine Arts Center there are some real masterpieces of jade stone, I’ve learned that there are many different colors of jade, it’s usually known as green, but it can also be white or with some shades of green. In the shop you can find jade statues of all the sizes, and of course I couldn’t miss to share with you all these beautiful pieces, including the jade jewelry. I absolutely loved this shop, it’s a must-see if you visit Xi’An. [:it] Xi’An oltre alla sua storia, è conosciuta per essere una zona ricca di…
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[:en]What to see in Xi’an[:it]Cosa vedere a Xi’an[:]
[:en] This time I’m showing you another beautiful Chinese city: Xi’an. It’s relatively small, there are “only” 8 millions of people living here. As usual, one post is not enough to show you what you should see of Xi’an, this city is widely known for the army of terracotta, but now in this post you will see some other very important monuments. The first two pictures are the ones taken inside the walls of the ancient city of Xi’an. All the other pictures have been taken inside the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, you should know that in Xi’an there are two Wild Goose pagodas, you will see the other one in my…
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Pearls Shop in BeijingLi Heng Tang negozio di Perle a Pechino
When I was in Beijing I went to the Li Heng Tang pearls store runned by the Chinese State. I’m only posting the pictures of the shop, but the Li Heng Tang has also its own fabric. In this shop you can find high quality of pearls of every size, some of the necklaces and rings are styled with diamonds. When I was there I was told how the process of making pearls jewelry works, one of the things I learned is that there are many different colors of pearls, they can naturally be black, pink, purple and gold, besides the classic white. It takes a lot of time to…
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[:en]What to see in Beijing[:it]Cosa vedere a Pechino[:]
[:en]I’ve been in Beijing for few days, but I managed to see the main monuments of this beautiful city. I was so surprised to see how modern this city has turned in only few decades, there are 16 lines of the metro, skyscrapers and and large streets. There is a lot to see in Beijing and I’m going to show you some of the many beautiful historical sites, but one post is not enough so I will be posting more of them this week. The first picture is the entrance of the Forbidden City, at the in front of every temple or imperial monument there are always two big statues of lions,…
