Festivals and Events to Visit in 2018

Asia was always attracting many tourists from all over the world to visit it during the time of special festivals with a wide variety of religious and cultural traditions. All of us, living just outside of so many interesting events and festivals should take the opportunity to visit the most popular of them and learn …

Winter, time to ski!

Skiing is one of the most popular sports in the world and in China it is even called as “White opium” as once people get involved in this activity it will be hard for them to stay away from it. In the mountain where you can ski, you will be able to stay away from …

Shanhaiguan – the Great Wall Meets the Sea

We have already given some hints how you can spend summer staying in Shenyang -  how to plan a weekend in Shanghai; get inspired by our hiking tour to Anshan or Shenyang city tour by bus. Here is one more advice how you can escape busy city and spend the weekend. Trip to Shanhaiguan can include …

Photo Workshop

Landing East, together with passionate photographer Bettina Kasperowski, put on a photography workshop on Saturday, May 13th, at Yuqinfu Residence. With one unfortunate last-minute cancellation, 19 eager photography students were present, ready to extract a maximum amount of knowledge of this busy afternoon. Our lecturer Bettina started by explaining her passion for photography. An introduction …

Calligraphy Class

Landing East teamed up with calligrapher Zhang Zhongxin for an introduction to Chinese calligraphy along with a nice long practice session of this ancient art on Saturday, May 6th, 2017. After everyone grabbed some soft drinks and nibbles and found their seats, Mr. Zhang gave a (very brief) overview of the history of calligraphy in …