Guangzhou to Zhuhai, China
Day 149: Country #15.2 I became interested in learning more about what felt like two conflicting narratives around the formation of modern China, so I set out to find both […]
Guangzhou (Island), China
Day 148: Country #15.2 I went back to Huacheng Plaza first thing in the morning so I could go to the Guangdong Museum and also because I wanted to find […]
Cantonese (Guangzhou) China
Day 147: Country #15.2 There are ten’s of millions of Cantonese (a Chinese dialect) speakers in the world across numerous Chinatowns, Guangzhou and Guangdong Province, but from conversations with hostel […]
Guangzhou hospital
Day 146: Country #15.2 When I woke up, the vision in my left out was extremely blurry. After showering, it was still out of focus, indicating that something was wrong. […]
Guangzhou, China
Day 145: Country #15.2 I arrived in the early morning before any shops opened around the Guangzhou Center, but with sunny weather, I was excited to start exploring. I grabbed […]
Changsha to Guangzhou, China
Day 144: Country #15.2 With another rainy day, Changsha was living up to it’s reputation as a very rainy city, but I tried to not let it limit my second […]
Changsha, China
Day 143: Country #15.2 Changsha is the capital of Hunan province and located quite centrally in China. It was from Changsha that Mao Zedong began his political career, which resulted […]
Chongqing to Changsha, China
Day 142: Country #15.2 Before leaving for Guangzhou, my friend told me about the cable car ride across the Yangtze River. It was a little foggy, but at the least, […]
Chongqing, China
Day 141: Country #15.2 Chongqing is one of four Tier 1 cities (of 5 total) directly controlled by the national government, with it’s own unique look and feel. Located along […]
Chengdu to Chongqing, China
Day 140: Country #15.2 I started the day by going to the Sichuan Science and Technology Museum, but it was closed for renovations, so I walked around the neighborhood and […]
Chengdu Pandas!
Day 139: Country #15.2 Chengdu is known for it’s Pandas. From giant panda hedges in front of Tainfu Square to pandas hanging off the side of the IFS mall and […]
Chengdu, China
Day 138: Country #15.2 After a rough night sleeping on a chair, we began to enter a mountainous region, passing through a few riverside villages and rice farms. Interestingly, they […]
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