SHANGHAI We started our China trip in Shanghai, a small village 250 years ago now a clean megacity of 25 million. The historical British Concession (Bund), won in the Opium Wars of the 19th century lies west of the Huangpo…

SHANGHAI We started our China trip in Shanghai, a small village 250 years ago now a clean megacity of 25 million. The historical British Concession (Bund), won in the Opium Wars of the 19th century lies west of the Huangpo…
YICHANG A two hour flight from Shanghai followed by a two hour bus ride and we arrived at Yichang for our Yangtze River Cruise. It takes the MV Katarina with 264 passengers and 128 crew 4 days to navigate the…
CIQIKOU Ciqikou was a center of porcelain production during the Ming Dynasty. Today it’s a suburb of Chongqing, retaining old China appearance, hustle and bustle along its cobbled food streets.
CHENGDU We made a 5 hour bus ride from Chongqing to Chengdu (pop 14 million). It’s the capital of Sichwan province and a modern, clean leafy city in the Singapore mould, famous for Pandas, hot spicy food and face-changing opera.…
XIAN Xian has a population of 9 million and another 9 million visitors a year come to see the famous Terracotta Warriors first discovered by a farmer in 1974. This delightful city has a long history – until 800 years…
BEIJING We flew from Xian to Beijing, about 2 hours. Beijing has a population of 22 million, almost 5 million cars and a reputation for dreadful pollution, but we were lucky to have blue skies after rain the first night.…