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From Datong 大同 to Yuncheng 运城 — One Province, Multiple Chinas DEEP CHINA JOURNEY · MICHELIN TASTING MENU Datong 大同 → Yungang 云冈 → Hanging Temple 悬空寺 / Yingxian 应县 → Yanmen Pass 雁门关 → Taiyuan 太原 → Jinci 晋祠 →...
From Datong 大同 to Yuncheng 运城 — One Province, Multiple Chinas DEEP CHINA JOURNEY · MICHELIN TASTING MENU Datong 大同 → Yungang 云冈 → Hanging Temple 悬空寺 / Yingxian 应县 → Yanmen Pass 雁门关 → Taiyuan 太原 → Jinci 晋祠 →...
Five Places. Five Questions. One Connected Journey Beyond Beijing. DEEP CHINA JOURNEY · MICHELIN TASTING MENU Beijing → Jinan 济南 → Mount Tai 泰山 → Qufu 曲阜 → Linzi 临淄 / Zibo 淄博 → Dezhou 德州 → Beijing Most China itineraries...
Section 1 — You Came to Huangdi Mausoleum. But Who Exactly Is Buried Here? Travel into northern: Shaanxi (陕西, Shǎnxī) toward: Huangling County (黄陵县, Huánglíng Xiàn) and you’ll encounter a name that takes us much farther back than: Qin Shi Huang...
From China’s Most Dramatic Yellow Waterfall to the River Behind Some of Its Oldest Civilizations Section 1 — You Came for the Waterfall. Look at the River. Dad & Elaine came to: Hukou Waterfall (壶口瀑布, Húkǒu Pùbù) for the obvious reason....
What the Terracotta Army Reveals About Qin Shi Huang — and the China He Created Most first-time travelers to: Xi’an (西安, Xī’ān) come for one place. The Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑, Bīngmǎyǒng). We did too. 😂 Rows upon rows of life-sized clay...
Section 1 — Xi’an Was the Capital. So Why Did China Leave? For many first-time international travelers, China’s capital is obvious: Beijing (北京, Běijīng). Forbidden City. Temple of Heaven. Tiananmen. Imperial palaces. Political center. Capital. Easy. Then you travel to: Xi’an...
Section 1 — You’re in Xi’an, “Starting Point of the Silk Road.” But What Does That Actually Mean? For many first-time travelers to: Xi’an (西安, Xī’ān) the phrase appears almost immediately: Silk Road (丝绸之路, Sīchóu Zhī Lù). You’ll see: Silk Road...
Section 1 — You’re Standing on the Great Wall. Which Side Was “China”? Imagine you’re standing on: the Great Wall (长城, Chángchéng) outside: Beijing (北京, Běijīng). You’ve already learned something important from our earlier Deep China journey. The wall wasn’t simply:...
Section 1 — Ming. Qing. Tang. Qin. What Do All These Names Actually Mean? You’re walking through: Forbidden City (故宫, Gùgōng) in: Beijing (北京, Běijīng). Your guide says: “This palace was built during the Ming dynasty.” Then: “The Qing dynasty later...
Dessert After Our Eight Big Questions You’ve survived: eight Michelin courses. 😂 We stood on the: Great Wall (长城, Chángchéng) and asked why China built so many walls. We walked through: Forbidden City (故宫, Gùgōng) and asked how one emperor...
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