DREAMSCAPES FALL 2017
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T
he language barrier here is more
challenging than in most other
major destinations. And the
teeming 1.3 billion people of China are now
intent on seeing their own country, which
can lead to crowded, exhausting experi-
ences for out-of-towners.
What to do? Here are my tips, based on
personal experiences, for the perfect, inde-
pendent, first-time trip to China.
DESTINATIONS
You can't do it all! There are so many won-
derful places to see in China, but better by
far to choose your top two and experience
them properly, rather than sign up for a
packaged tour which whizzes you around a
dozen so fast that you will need another
vacation to recover. You may want to select
two from these top seven: Beijing and The
Great Wall, Chengdu and its Giant Pandas,
CHINA CAN BE
OVERWHELMING FOR
THE FIRST-TIME VISITOR.
IT IS A SUBCONTINENT
FULL OF WONDERS,
WHICH LEADS MANY
VISITORS TO TRY AND
CRAM IN TOO MUCH.
A
first
taste
of
CHINA
BY CHRIS ROBINSON