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Shanghai

Posted on October 31, 2019 by David Cross

After visiting Beijing, the Great Wall, Xi’an, Chengdu, Leshan, the Panda Bears and the Terracotta Warriors, it was time to visit Shanghai. Without question, not only is Shanghai the largest city in the world, it is much different than other Chinese cities.  I can … Continue reading →

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Rural China

Posted on October 30, 2019 by David Cross

We flew into Guilin, but we are staying in a resort near Yungshou which provides for interesting places to run of course! It looks like a wonderful place to do some hiking, but we unfortunately did not have enough time. … Continue reading →

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Largest Buddha in the World

Posted on October 28, 2019 by David Cross

Today, we ventured west to Leshan China to explore a rare site. We took a train, but you can also take buses or private cars. It is about an hour and a half away from Chengdu. One important thing to … Continue reading →

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Panda Bears!

Posted on October 27, 2019 by David Cross

We took a day trip outside Chengdu to visit the Dujiangyan Panda Base. It is about 1.5 hours by bus outside of Chengdu. You have two choices: 1. You can walk up the big hills to explore some of the … Continue reading →

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First Day in Chengdu

Posted on October 26, 2019 by David Cross

Today was mostly a travel day to get settled in a new city. Apparently, Chengdu is very similar to Seattle. It is almost always overcast, lots of light drizzle and it almost never freezes. Notice the similar space needle? The … Continue reading →

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Xi’an Muslim Quarter

Posted on October 25, 2019 by David Cross

Today, we had a fun opportunity to take a stroll through the possibly famous or at least popular Muslim Quarter and market in Xi’an. Very friendly, very safe, very colorful and entertaining area. The hardest challenge in the market was … Continue reading →

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Xi’an China

Posted on October 23, 2019 by David Cross

After a great couple of days in Beijing, it was time to head west to Xi’an. The airport security was one of of the most diligent and furiously chaotic set of procedures I have ever seen. They ran around and … Continue reading →

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Imperial Beijing

Posted on October 22, 2019 by David Cross

Today was an opportunity to do a little more historic exploring in the classic (and political) sites of Beijing. Yep, we went to Tiananmen Square first, and there are MASSIVE crowds.  It is not small or a small number of … Continue reading →

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Hutong District of Beijing

Posted on October 21, 2019 by David Cross

We had a chance to walk through the Hutong district of Beijing and check out the culture and way of life. One of them is very close to Lake Beijing which is almost like a NYC Central Park Lake but … Continue reading →

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A Tourist in Beijing

Posted on October 20, 2019 by David Cross

Everyone knows me…what do you do when you wake up in the morning in a new international city? Go running of course! I went for a run to Tiananmen Square.  By the way, running around the world is always fun.  … Continue reading →

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