By taking a high-speed train, the Shanghainese are able to cut the hour drive from Shanghai to Suzhou in half. Suzhou is considered the Venice of China, with artificial canals sinuously cutting through the city. Suzhou does not offer many tourist ...
Only a two-hour flight southwest from Beijing stands Xi’an. Previously a farming town, Xi’an has been transformed into a bustling city due to the discovery of the Terracotta Soldiers.
After a flight long enough to be considered its own adventure, we had our first full day in China. Without hesitation we visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Nanluoguxiang.
Shanghai feels like a larger city than Beijing, but that may be because the traffic is a little bit heavier in and around it, and all of that vehicular activity and the roadways may give that feeling.
As the first city that I visited on the China study abroad trip, I wasn't sure of what to expect from Beijing. But it exceeded any expectation that I may have had in the back of my head and left me wanting more and more after I left. It was full of ...
We visited Cotton Incorporated the day before our flight back home. It was cool to see actual cotton plants all over the office. Across the hall from them was the Louis Vuitton office.
We went to Victoria Peak. It was stunning up there. We took a tram all the way to the top and it was something else! I have never seen anything so beautiful! China is such a beautiful place.After Victoria Peak, we went to Repulse Bay and to the Li ...
We went to the Suzhou Museum today. It was incredible seeing all of the artwork and pottery there. I bought a lot of trinkets for my family back home to show them what was in the museum. There were decks of cards that had all of the pottery on the ...
The flight to Shanghai was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was roughly around two hours but it felt like half an hour. I slept most of the way and when I woke up and we were already landing! We have a new tour guide. His name is ...