Category: travel china
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Where I Traveled For The Past 8 Spring Festival Holidays
This year marks my 8th Spring Festival holiday to celebrate since moving to China in 2015! I honestly couldn’t believe it until I went back and counted up the years. It had me thinking about where I traveled in the last 8 years during Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year’s is usually the time when…
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Mutianyu Great Wall: Stunning Autumn Scenery and Leaves
Autumn has to be one of the best times to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall! Located in Huairou Country, 73 km (45 miles) north of the Beijing city center, Mutianyu is one of the best preserved and most restored sections of the Great Wall, featuring 23 original-style watchtowers. This section is also renowned for its…
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An American Expat in China for 7 Years
This week I celebrate 7 YEARS IN CHINA! What an adventure these past 7 years in China have been. 2 years in Hunan, 1 year in Guangzhou, and now 4 years in Beijing, with countless travels in between. I stepped off the plane a fresh university graduate in 2015 and have experienced so much growth…
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The Ultimate China Bucket List: 25 Things You Must Do In China
With ancient temples and giant pandas, karst landscapes and mega cities, China has it all. If you’re visiting China for the first time or moving there to become an expat, you’ll no doubt know to do the Great Wall in Beijing and the Shanghai Bund – but there are even more hidden treasures you may…
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Learning Wudang Martial Arts at Wudang Mountain in Hubei, China
Last October 2021 I had the immense pleasure (and challenge!) of learning some Chinese martial arts in one of the most ancient and special places for learning Wushu: Wudang Mountain area in Hubei. Wudang martial arts, sometimes referred to as Wudang Kung Fu, are martial arts collections that have originated from the Wudang Mountain in…
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Juyongguan Great Wall: Visit the Juyong Pass in Beijing
The Juyongguan Great Wall 居庸关长城 (also called the Juyong Pass) is the first of the three impregnable passes along the Great Wall. It’s also the closest section of the wall to Beijing proper city, located just 37 kilometers away. I’ve been chasing spring sites in Beijing to see more peach blossoms, and took my first…