What We Experienced: Our green-train journey from Yuncheng in Shanxi Province to Hancheng in Shaanxi Province required a three-hour transit in Houma. Instead of sitting in the station, Dad and Elaine went exploring, found a little local restaurant for lunch —...
Back in Xi’an: How China’s Ancient Capital Became Our Gateway to Beyond Xi’an
What We Ate in Baoji: After arriving by green train, Dad and Elaine stopped at a busy local noodle shop for our first meal in Baoji. This time Dad stepped aside: Elaine had to read the choices, speak to the staff...
Elaine’s First Green Train in China — Then We Discovered We Had No Seats! On the Move in Shaanxi: Elaine’s First Ride on a Chinese Green Train Elaine had already traveled on plenty of trains in China. Fast ones. Very fast...
Where Curiosity Took Us: Dad and Elaine were walking through Xi’an Xianyang International Airport when we spotted a row of strange white boxes marked “RELAXATION.” We didn’t sleep in one — but naturally, we had to find out what was inside....
What We Experienced in Xi’an: After spending most of the day at the Qin-Han Museum, Dad and Elaine walked to Qingong Metro Station and tried Xi’an’s metro instead — with Elaine using Alipay on her phone to scan straight through the...
What We Experienced near Xi’an: Dad and Elaine spent so long exploring the Qin-Han Museum (陕西历史博物馆秦汉馆) that we completely lost track of time. There was no proper lunch restaurant — but Elaine found the solution in a vending machine. There is...
What We Experienced in Beijing: Dad and Elaine wandered Gui Street (簋街, Guǐjiē) after dark, under rows of red lanterns, past restaurants, old shopfronts and late-night food stops — with one very modern ending: Elaine ordering a drink by QR code....
Where We Stayed in Beijing: Furun · Jingyuan Hotel (富润·璟院) gave us a small boutique base near Wangfujing, at the edge of a hutong neighborhood — comfortable enough for a few nights of exploring central Beijing. When choosing a hotel in...
What We Experienced in Beijing: At Tianleyuan Grand Theatre near Qianmen, Elaine went from seeing Beijing Opera in books and videos to wearing the headdress, learning the gestures and experiencing one of China’s great performing traditions for herself. Some travel stories...
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