Our next adventure in China led us to the Great Wall of China. In Beijing, there are many sections of the Great Wall where we can can have access to. The more popular sections are the Badaling and Mutianyu. In my opinion, Mutianyu is a better option as Badaling is always overcrowded. For this trip, we visited 2 sections of the wall, Mutianyu...
Beijing
Adventures in China II - Beijing, Forbidden CIty, Temple of Heaven, Peking Duck (Part 1)
05:26 大家好! In November I head back to the Far East to the metropolis in northern China.. Beijing (北京). This city is also the capital of the People's Republic of China. In this trip I will travel in search of beautiful scenic landscapes as as well as the places of historical and cultural interest. Last of all, I have a side quest of searching for the real...
Xi An 西安 After bidding Guangyuan farewell, I arrived at Xi An in the morning the next day. Upon reaching the city, I was greeted by the ancient city walls that surrounded the city. Xi An is a very unique city due to its many historical monuments and ancient ruins within the city such as the Bell Tower and Drum Tower built in the...
Jianmen Pass 剑门关 Previously, I ended off where I took a train from Chengdu to Guangyuan City 广元市 for a one night stay before continuing towards Xi An. Guangyuan is a city situated on the north of the Szechuan province. Here a few kilometres away from the city lies Jianmen Pass, Also known as the No. 1 Impregnable Pass, this is a place where people come...