Koh Yong Hong, Author at kohadventures.com https://www.kohadventures.com/author/kohgerald9/ Photo taken on Jinshanling Great Wall of China in June 2025. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:05:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://www.kohadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-output-onlinepngtools-32x32.png Koh Yong Hong, Author at kohadventures.com https://www.kohadventures.com/author/kohgerald9/ 32 32 206259679 China | 中国 – The Middle Kingdom https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/china-the-ancestral-homeland/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/china-the-ancestral-homeland/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:49:57 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4538 Beijing | Chengde | Tianjin | Gubei Spanning centuries even before the official establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, countless cultures steeped in just as much history and landscapes ranging from neon-lit skylines to great walls spanning miles, China is beautiful in the most chaotic and overloading way. I absolutely love China and, […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/china-the-ancestral-homeland/feed/ 0 4538 Chengde – Emperors’ Escape https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/chengde-emperors-escape/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/chengde-emperors-escape/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:36:13 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4568 A day tour to Chengde is perhaps not enough to cover all there is to the city that sits 225km Northeast of Beijing. However, as a visit to the Jinshanling Great Wall and the Chengde Mountain Resort, 2 locations synonymous with the name of the city itself, it will suffice. This is not a long […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/chengde-emperors-escape/feed/ 0 4568 Gubei Water Town – Tranquil Preservation of Tradition https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/gubei-tranquil-preservation-of-tradition/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/gubei-tranquil-preservation-of-tradition/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:35:53 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4567 A detour from the hustle and bustle of the cities of China, Gubei provides one of the most calming and soothing stays you’ll likely find in China, so long as you’re not standing on the Great Wall of China, which I will elaborate on later. A town just 2 hours away from Beijing, Gubei is […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/gubei-tranquil-preservation-of-tradition/feed/ 0 4567 Tianjin – Colonial Past, Diversity in China https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/tianjin-colonial-past-diversity-in-china/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/tianjin-colonial-past-diversity-in-china/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:35:36 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4565 Although consisting of only 1 day of our 8D7N trip to China, Tianjin is still part of our trip, hence will still be talked about. One of the 4 municipalities of China, along with Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, Tianjin has a lot of history behind it. Although not as well known in China, it’s period […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/tianjin-colonial-past-diversity-in-china/feed/ 0 4565 Beijing – Past and Present, Capital of China https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/beijing-past-and-present-capital-of-china/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/beijing-past-and-present-capital-of-china/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:35:14 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4563 Beijing, the crux of my trip and the capital of China both in the past and in the present. Home to most of China’s famous landmarks and the very location the People’s Republic of China was founded. Beijing is, more often than not, the city most consider to be the go-to when visiting China, and […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/06/beijing-past-and-present-capital-of-china/feed/ 0 4563 Taiwan – Ilha Formosa https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/taiwan-ilha-formosa/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/taiwan-ilha-formosa/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:55:53 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4267 Welcome to Taiwan In the 1500s, Portuguese sailors discovered an island, dubbing it “Ilha Formosa” standing for “Beautiful Island”. Now, Taiwan is a renowned travel destination known for cities and counties like Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung and Hualien etc etc. Whether it be at sunset or sunrise, a night market or high in the mountains, Taiwan […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/taiwan-ilha-formosa/feed/ 0 4267 Day 1 – Touchdown Taiwan https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-1-touchdown-taiwan/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-1-touchdown-taiwan/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:54:28 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4287 Day 1 of our trip to Taiwan consists of the flight over, our first destination, that being dinner at Raohe Street Night Market, and then our hotel, Yunoyado Onsen Hotel. Given we landed in Taiwan around nightfall due to the flight time being approximately 4 hours, it’ll be a rather short day with most of […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-1-touchdown-taiwan/feed/ 0 4287 Day 2 – Frolicking in the Northeast https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-2-frolicking-in-the-northeast/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-2-frolicking-in-the-northeast/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:54:27 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4300 Day 2 of our trip to Taiwan consists of a total of 4 destinations. First to Wushi Harbor for Yilan Whale Watching, then to Shifen Waterfall, then to releasing sky lanterns at Shifen old street, then finally to Jiufen Old Street for dinner before heading back to our accomodation at La Cle Hotel. All our […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-2-frolicking-in-the-northeast/feed/ 0 4300 Day 3 – Headed South https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-3-headed-south/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-3-headed-south/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:54:24 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4346 Day 3 of our trip to Taiwan consists of only 1 location, that being a visit to Neiwan Old Street. Its an early retirement to our accomodation at Flower Home today due to the need to have a wander around the “resort” itself. We’ll be heading from New Taipei City all the way down South […]

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]]> https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-3-headed-south/feed/ 0 4346 Day 4 – Touring Nantou County https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-4-touring-nantou-county/ https://www.kohadventures.com/2025/01/day-4-touring-nantou-county/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:54:21 +0000 https://www.kohadventures.com/wordpress/?p=4369 Day 4 of our trip to Taiwan consists of 2 locations this time, that being a visit to Sun Moon Lake and then the nearby Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village (What a mouthful) before heading back to our accommodation. All of our travel today will revolve around Nantou County and primarily the Cultural Village and its […]

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