China has evolved dramatically since 2017 2017 was the year Yat Thong and I did our own DIY trip to Sichuan. We wanted to tour China like the way we did in many other countries where we drove and/or took…
Day 4: Ancient XiAn City
Xi’an City Wall From our stay we took a taxis to the South Gate of Xi’an City Wall. There we bought our tickets to get up to the wall. The cost of the ticket was ¥54 for an adult, free senior…
Day 3: Hua Mountain
Xi’an to HuaShan From our stay in Xi’an city cental to Huashan (Mount Hua) was a long way, 128km and about 1.5 hour by taxis. We “DiDi” (e-hail) a taxis just at the base of our stay to bring us…
Day 2: XiAn – Terracotta Army
Getting from xi’an to Terracotta army museum On our first full day in Xi’An we went to two attractions. They were the Terracotta Army and HuaQing Palace. Both attractions were near to each other and about 1 hour northeast of…
Day 1: XiAn – Tang Everbright City
Flying into Xi’An Xi’an was the last of our 4 parts trip to China. The 1st was a 4-day self-guided trip to Beijing, 2nd was a 8-day agency-guided trip to ZhangYe-Badain Jaran Desert-Xining, the 3rd a 10-day agency-guided trip to…
Day 4: Summer Palace
Dumpling for Breakfast The night before we were already planning “what to eat” for breakfast the next day. We decided to have Beijing dumpling. Based on google search popular three dumpling stores were listed, they were Xian Lao Man, Mr. Shi’s Dumplings, and Baoyuan Dumplings. All have outlets…
Day 3: Great Wall of China
Joined a 1-day(8hr) group tour to the Great Wall In Beijing, beside visiting “Forbidden City” which was done the day before, another “must visit” place was the Great Wall. We had considered various options to visit the Great Wall. We…
Day 2: Forbidden City and Around
On way to forbidden city Our stay, base Beijing Wanfujing Serviced Apartment, was about 2.8km to the Forbidden City. It was a pretty straight forward route so we decided to get to the Forbidden City on foot. On the way…
Day 1: Arriving in Beijing
Visiting China Again We had been visiting China many times over the years. The visits were mainly guided tours with Singapore agencies. In 2017 we did a 20-day DIY trip to Sichuan on our own, relying on local bus transportation…