Tag: China
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Official Name: The People’s Republic of China Established: 221 BCE (First imperial dynasty), 1 January 1912 (Republic established), 1 October 1949 (Proclamation of the People’s Republic) Population: 1,400,050,000 (2019 estimate) Religion: 74% Atheist, 16% Buddhists, 2% Christians, 1% Muslims Language(s): Chinese Capital: Beijing Order of Visit: Twenty-Ninth First Visit: 14 August 2006 Last Visit:…
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Sunday 27 August 2006 Highlights: 14 hour overnight train trip Continuing the train journey that started at 8 pm last night in Guilin, we arrived at Guangzhou from where we can commence our crossing to Hong Kong. Despite the 14 hour train trip I was feeling good today; the train had air-conditioning and was…
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Saturday 26 August 2006 Highlights: Relaxing day in Yangzhou My last day in Yangzhou; a town that I have really enjoyed. Getting up as late as possible since I have an overnight train later in the day I thought I’d check out the local shopping for any last minute gifts.
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Friday 25 August 2006 Highlights: Learning tai’chi, ‘Chinese Lighting’ show Determined to push through the cold I have I today signed up for a course in tai’chi. I learnt during the lesson why I sucked at ‘Simon Says’ however I did manage some of the forms. Our instructor showed us how tai’chi can be…
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Thursday 24 August 2006 Highlights: Bike ride to Moon Hill, Magnificent landscape Today was a day to work the body (especially given the heat & humidity) with a bike ride into the surrounding areas and a hike up Moon Hill. Luckily my chest pains seen to have left me (having fruit last night might…
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Wednesday 23 August 2006 Highlights: Striking landscape After our last included meal of the trip (all cruise meals were included), we left the Ferry for our travels to Yangzhou. We caught a flight on Xiamen Airlines from Chongqing to Guilin, which is about 1 hour 20 minute flight. A 1.5 hour bus trip…
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Tuesday 22 August 2006 Highlights: Visiting a Ghost Town, Leisurely cruise Today we got a chance to visit a “Ghost Town”. Basically this is a town with different temples. It is called a ghost town as it is home to the after world on earth and all souls much journey here. Then most…
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Monday 21 August 2006 Highlights: Little Three Gorges, Hanging coffins The highlight of today was easily a visit to the “Little Three Gorges” and area that before 2003 was not really possible to visit due to low water levels. Now however that the water level has been raised about 70 meters we could go…
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Sunday 20 August 2006 Highlights: Difficult overnight Train, Boarding Victoria 2 (cruise) Well the overnight trip to Yichang could not have really been worse. The train itself was very old however we managed to get the windows open which helped cool the air down to around 26-28 I’d say. I’m not sure why I…
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Saturday 19 August 2006 Highlights: Longmen Grottos, White Horse Temple, the Smiling Buddha Another incredible day this time in Luoyang. China just keeps on coming with memorable moments worth cherishing, today I got to see both the Longmen Grottos and the White Horse Temple which are both UNESCO protect sites. The Longmen Grottos was…
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