At Miaofengshan and The “Valley of Wild Roses”
About 70 kilometers west of Beijing's city center rises Miaofengshan – the "Mountain of the Marvelous Peak." Miaofengshan is part of the Western Hills, a mountain range in the…
The Ming Tombs – Witnesses of a Bygone Dynasty
The journey is quick and easy: from Beijing city center you take the Badaling Expressway towards the northwest. Halfway to the Great Wall at Badaling, less than 40 kilometers…
Hiking and Yoga – Exploring with a Beijing Outdoor Group
Hiking and yoga - at first glance, the two don't really have much in common. Hiking is about enjoying nature, fresh air, escaping the noisy everyday life in the…
„Every Day is a Good Day” – Zen Inspiration at Yinshan Talin
One doesn’t have to fully understand Zen-Buddhism. There are probably only a few who really do and who have gotten to the source of it, after years and years of…