Today was mostly a travel day, so I’ll keep this post short and sweet. As promised, we boarded a bullet train in the morning to head our… Read more “Day 6 (6/10): ChongQing and Boarding the Cruise”
Day 5 (6/9): Impeccable Irrigation and Daoist Mountains
Hello, everyone! The fifth day of our journey involved learning about some fascinating Chinese engineering and hiking up and down one of China’s most famous Daoist mountains. The… Read more “Day 5 (6/9): Impeccable Irrigation and Daoist Mountains”
Day 4 (6/8): Pandas!
We had quite the treat in store for us today: pandas! Our plans for the day were essentially to help the workers with taking care of the… Read more “Day 4 (6/8): Pandas!”
Day 3 (6/7): Blue Sheep and Gold Sand
Hello, friends! Today marks our first day in Dujianyan, a town known for its elaborate irrigation system, which we will explore tomorrow. In the morning, we drove… Read more “Day 3 (6/7): Blue Sheep and Gold Sand”
Day 2 (6/6): Du Fu’s Cottage and A Very Special School
Hello again! While I am aware that this is only the second day of the trip, it involved one of the most memorable and rewarding experiences of… Read more “Day 2 (6/6): Du Fu’s Cottage and A Very Special School”
Day 1 (6/4-6/5): The Journey Begins!
Welcome to the first of many posts chronicling my adventures in China! Our first day (first two, technically) involved an enormous amount of traveling, some painfully spicy… Read more “Day 1 (6/4-6/5): The Journey Begins!”