Our final stop in China was Chengdu, the modern capital city of Sichuan province. We arrived in the pouring rain after a long night train from Luoyang; after settling in at our hostel and having a good filling brunch we set out to explore the immediate area. The city itself offers little in the way… Continue reading Meeting our Panda Pals in Chengdu
Our journey through China took us to Henan province and the city of Luoyang, a former prosperous capital for 13 dynasties until in the 10th Century the Northern Song dynasty moved it to Kaifeng. Luoyang has a charming Old Town, which is home to many old fashioned shops and grey brick houses. It has a… Continue reading Luoyang: Discovering Big Buddhas and Towering Cliffs
After our time in Yunnan, we flew to Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province and the eastern terminus of the Old Silk Road. The glory days of Xi’an ended in the early 10th Century; it had been a melting pot of different cultures and religions, home to emperors, poets, monks, merchants and warriors. Today, despite… Continue reading Xi’an: The Old Silk Road Begins
In Spring 2018 Ollie and I spent a month in China, on what was our first trip to this hugely diverse country. We landed in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, which is the most diverse in all of China. More than half of the country’s minority groups can be found in Yunnan, along with… Continue reading Highlights of Yunnan Province
After many months of living in Thailand, working as English teachers, we were ready for a new adventure. So after a lot of hard work, planning and preparation, we strapped on our backpacks once more and set off on what was set to be an incredible new journey. We had often talked of China -… Continue reading Four days in Hong Kong
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