The city is such a juxtapose. As it hurtles towards modernity, it had lost quite some of its original charms. Or so it may seem. Scratch a little deeper and perhaps you might find a gem or two that remains.
In this post, we share the links to two short essays.
- Food. Yes in any major city or culture one needs to see, smell and taste the way food is prepared. Remember we wrote that there is history coming from food too? Well, this short essay shares what can be found in Beijing. Read more about it here!
- Now aside from the Great wall or the wonderful sites in the city itself, you should know that there is much more just surrounding the city. And nowhere is it more intriguing as the Sacred way (here) which leads to the tombs of the Ming Emperors.
There you have it. Honestly even a full week in Beijing is not sufficient. Just like spending a few days in NY City wouldn’t really ‘count’…
And so ends our series on Cathay – ahem, China. The middle Kingdom was home for 4 years and there are much more memories than possible to pen on this little blog. Believe us when we say what we put in this blog is but a mere fraction of what we’ve seen and done. We spent a chapter of our lives exploring this giant continental sized country. It is full of juxtapose, even till today and we hope this inspires your curiosity to go put your handprints there.
Next up, time to rotate to North America and we shall share some reminisces about Canada and the Caribbean. Heheh, beautiful memories those journeys were too. There is just so much to share and such a limited time to write and publish. That’s coming soon!
China is stable country, with their culture i hope they would reach more to people’s minds.Wish you good luck and many other good things in life.Greetings from Serbia :).
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I have not been to Beijing and I merely stepped on Chinese land in Shenzhen one day. 😀 A friend was just in China recently and I gathered that he had a blast. Maybe we’ll check out a bit of this giant continental sized country one day… and not only the Great Wall. 😊
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Oh there would be so much more to touch in that country!
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I can imagine. Ah, time and money! What makes one wealthy. Not even the rich has both.
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Enjoyed your reflections on China…. thank you.
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Yeah, we spent a significant amount of our time there!
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This was a good read, loved your blog. Will be visiting China by the end of this year. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Well, hope you share about your experiences after that journey!
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Thanks for the tour of China, Suan. Looking forward to your next adventure in North America. –Curt
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Well we hope it inspires you to consider – perhaps hiking in China!
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That would be neat.
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both Canada and Caribbean are beautiful places….. looking forward to your posts on the same…..
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Oh it was only fleeting journeys, so don’t expect too much! lol
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I’ve recently become really intrigued by travel to China and hope I can see it in person some day! Thanks for the window into an unknown destination for me! 🙂 It sounds so fascinating!
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Glad we have inspired you to research into this destination. Let us know if you need to know more!
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