Mary Lane and Elaine Cannell Articles
Intrepid Travelers In China (6 of 6)No visit to China is complete without including Beijing. Here we were awed by visits to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, now called the Palace Museum. Thousands of people pass Mao Zedong’s body, which is embalmed and lies in a crystal box in his mausoleum in Tiananmen Square, but the lines [...]
Intrepid Travelers In China (5 of 6)Leaving this town, our mode of transport was a medium-sized boat which took us across Lake Taihu to Suzhou. This is also a canal town but its popularity is due to the many gardens that have been developed here. In China, a garden is not just flowers and shrubs. They use [...]
Intrepid Travelers In China (4 of 6)Next we flew to Tunxi, where we caught a minibus to the Huangshan mountains. This is an area of steep rocky peaks that are often shrouded in mists, which just make them more picturesque. It is a major draw for artists and also is a popular tourist destination for Chinese but [...]
Intrepid Travelers In China (3 of 6)On this trip we took three overnight trains. Mostly we were in “soft sleeper”, which is where there are four bunks to a compartment and all the sheets, blankets and pillows are provided. There is a door that can be closed and locked. Hot water is available in a thermos, and [...]
Intrepid Travelers In China (2 of 6)On May 6, our group met to get acquainted. We had three Australian couples, a Canadian couple, a Swiss woman, our Australian tour leader, and we were the only Americans. One of the Australian ladies and the Canadian woman were of Chinese descent and they spoke some Mandarin, which was immensely useful [...]
Intrepid Travelers In China (1 of 6)Roughing it with a small group to experience the d
