China
Official Language: Mandarin Chinese
Currency: Chinese Yuan
Electricity: Type A and C Sockets & 110-220 Voltage
Popular Areas: Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou
Pro Tip: Get your visa in advance, bring snacks if you aren’t an adventurous eater, and bring your own toilet paper with you (every day).
Practicing Calligraphy
Confucius Statue - Qufu, Shandong
Temple of Heaven - Beijing
Pearl Tower - Shanghai
Beijing
Things to do: Visit the Forbidden City, see the historic hutongs, & climb the Great Wall.
Food to try: Peking duck
Tiananmen Square
Beijing Olympic Park
Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China
Forbidden City
On the Water
Ice Cream on a Summer Day
Shanghai
Things to do: Visit the top of the Pearl TV Tower, see the Yuyuan gardens, & take a nighttime cruise on the Bund
Food to try: Hot pot
The Bund from Pearl Tower
Cruising the Bund at Night
Pearl Tower
Birds at the Market
Jinan, Wuhan, & Yichang
Things to do: Visit the Three Gorges Dam & relax by Jinan’s natural springs
Food to Try: Fresh fish & dumplings
Wuhan Railway Station
Ornate Gate in Shandong Province
Shandong Province
Shandong University
Traditional Sesame Cakes
Springs in Shandong Province
Jinan, Shandong Province