From first watching kung fu movies to other seeing CineAsia titles, I'd been fascinated by Chinese culture for some time. I knew it was a place I wanted to see, and a had list of sights I absolutely had to see. This was my chance to see those places at last. I was also cautious though, what would it be like to visit a former Communist country?
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Contents
- Trip Preparation
- Day 1 - London to Beijing
- Day 2 - Arriving in Beijing
- Day 3 - The Forbidden City
- Day 4 - The Great Wall of China
- Day 5 - Beijing to Xi’an
- Day 6 - The Terracotta Army
- Day 7 - Xi’an to Guilin
- Day 8 - Guilin to Chengdu
- Day 9 - Pandas and a Night at the Opera
- Day 10 - Chengdu to Chongqing
- Day 11 - Shibaozhai Pagoda
- Day 12 - The Three Gorges
- Day 13 - Yiecheng to Shanghai
- Day 14 - Shanghai
- Day 15 - Shanghai to Beijing to London