Home to the legendary subterranean army of Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, the iconic Great Wall and mesmerizing Forbidden City in Beijing, the shimmering skyscrapers of Shanghai and the quaint canals of Suzhou, China offers incredible sights – both ancient and modern, and wonderful travel experiences that...
Tag: Great Wall
The Great Wall is an incredible sight to behold. At over 6700km long, the Great Wall was built centuries ago to keep out marauding invaders from the north. Construction took around 2000 years, following different routes and expanding as required. No trip to China is complete without a walk on this incredible structure.
Walking the Great Wall of China
Join guest expert Amar Grover as he takes a walk along the Great Wall of China. Its image sells wine, motorbikes and mobile phones. Well before space flight, it was even thought visible from the moon. It remains a staple of state visits and is, as...
Travel round-up: tours to China
China is vastly different from the contexts in which westerners normally find themselves, making it an utterly transfixing destination to visit. From the natural beauty of China’s rural areas to the buzzing cities, the cultural attractions and of course the cuisine, China offers travellers a range...
Huffing and puffing up the Great Wall of China
The sheer scale of the Great Wall just can’t be explained adequately in a simple blog post, nor can photographs truly convey what it’s actually like to walk upon it. But you know what? That’s not going to stop me trying! At over 5000 km long,...