2013 in China

7th country - visiting six cities of the middle kingdom
2013-10-31 23:59 // updated 2025-06-06 16:42

In October 2013, I went to the People's Republic of China, which resulted in the visit of my 7th country.

This made it my:

  • 1st country and time in Asia
  • 1st country with Chinese as its official language

Visit

I went with a tour group. In each city, we would hop on a bus and visit some sights. At the time, in 2013, the only fast way to go between cities was the domestic flight. There were talks of China building a nationwide high-speed train network.

I visited the following cities and sights:

  • Beijing
    • Tiananmen Square
    • Forbidden City
    • Great Wall
  • Xi'an
    • Terra Cotta soldiers
  • Chongqing
    • Chongqing panda zoo
    • Yangtze River cruise
      • Three Gorges dam
  • Wuhan
  • Guilin
  • Yangshuo
  • Shanghai
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