After Beijing . . .
There comes a time when travelers need to move on from Beijing. Not everyone has the luxury of spending two years or even two weeks at a time there. China is a big country, and soon you’ll need to move on to other equally fascinating cities. For visitors on packaged tours, this usually happens in three or four days. Independent travelers march to a different time clock. They, too may need to move on in three or four days, especially if they’re only going to be in China two or three weeks. Some may linger a week.
Whenever I visit a new place, I never worry about trying to see everything in one visit. I can always return for the things I missed. Even after all the time I’ve spent in Beijing so far, there are still many things left to see. I try to pick up two or three new venues each trip while still revisiting my old favorites.
After Beijing, most people will move on to Shanghai, China’s largest city, or to Xi’an, home of the world-famous Terracotta Army. But there are many smaller cities and less famous areas that are worth a visit. This section will explore some of these areas. Granted, they are mainly places that I’ve visited. It’s time for you now to spread your wings and come up with places on your own.
Whenever I visit a new place, I never worry about trying to see everything in one visit. I can always return for the things I missed. Even after all the time I’ve spent in Beijing so far, there are still many things left to see. I try to pick up two or three new venues each trip while still revisiting my old favorites.
After Beijing, most people will move on to Shanghai, China’s largest city, or to Xi’an, home of the world-famous Terracotta Army. But there are many smaller cities and less famous areas that are worth a visit. This section will explore some of these areas. Granted, they are mainly places that I’ve visited. It’s time for you now to spread your wings and come up with places on your own.
Pingyao: a walled cityPingyao is a restored Ming Dynasty city in Shanxi Province. When I was there, it was little known among tourists, today it’s quite well known.
Now it’s a must-see for many tourists traveling between Datong and Xi’an. I went there on a day trip from Taiyuan, the provincial capital. If you want to see what rural China was like centuries ago, the city within the walls is the place to go. Outside the walls, it’s pretty much another Chinese city. The Chinese movie Raise the Red Lantern was filmed near Pingyao. |
Some of the other places I've visited in China:
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