China travel stories

China Postcard 1 - Beijing

I admit feeling somewhat apprehensive in the hours before leaving Montreal, as I have immediately prior to my other backpacking trips. But as soon as I left the arrivals area at Beijing airport and...

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China Postcard 2 - Xi'an & Chengdu

The term underground warfare takes on a new meaning in Xi'an, China's former and ancient capital. You may remember from my China Postcard 0: Problogue, the story of Emperor Qin Shihuang or ...

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China/Tibet Postcard 3 - Lhasa, Tibet

The first thing that I notice getting off the plane from Chengdu to Lhasa is that the air is cleaner, cooler and dryer here. The second thing is that, at 3600m above sea level, there is a lot less ...

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China/Tibet Postcard 4 - Evasive Everest

If you were discouraged about the state of Tibetan culture in Lhasa while reading my last Postcard, I am happy to report that rural Tibet remains distinctly Tibetan, for now. To see rural Tibet, i...

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China Postcard 5 - Follow the Yangzi Home

Let's Call it Shangri-La I was confused. I had bought an airline ticket from Lhasa to a city called Zhongdian but as I stepped off the plane onto the rainy tarmac, the sign over the terminal bu...

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