Tag Archives: China

I’ve been a bad blogger and haven’t posted in ages. But it’s time to continue the China travel story! After Beijing, we traveled (on the infamous overnight train) to Xi’an, which was once the capital of China, and was the … Continue reading →

Probably the thing I was most interested in seeing in China was the Great Wall. We not only had beautiful weather, but since we were there right after the big Labor Day holiday, it wasn’t very crowded. We went to … Continue reading →

May Day (May 1st) is International Labor Day in China. Because it’s one of the main long weekend holidays (a “golden weekend”), millions of Chinese travel domestically and internationally. Major tourist areas are packed, with the biggest draw being The … Continue reading →

From Changjou, we took the high-speed (“bullet”) train to Beijing – about a 5 hour ride, traveling at a top speed of about 300 km/h (186 mph). We had “First Class” tickets, which gave us reserved seats in this car: … Continue reading →

Our first few days were spent with family in Changzhou, which is a third-tier city with a population of around 5 million. It is definitely not a tourist destination, and there are very few foreigners there. One of their few … Continue reading →

Hi! Or perhaps I should say nǐ hǎo. I’ve been MIA here for a while for various reasons, but the latest reason is that we were on a trip to China. Larry’s niece is living there for two or three … Continue reading →