China - 2015 | Jim and Wendy's Travel Blog

Published by Jim and Wendy Damoulakis

November 20th, 2015

Day 1 - Beijing - Mutianyu and the Summer Palace

Day 2 - Beijing - Exploring the city

Day 3 - Beijing - Temple of Heaven, the Hutongs, and Peking Duck

Day 4 - Beijing - Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City , and more

Day 5 - Beijing - Silk Rugs, Great Wall II, Olympic City

Day 6 - Beijing to Xi'an - the Tang Dynasty

Day 7 - Xi'an - Terracotta Warriors and Dumplings

Day 8 - Xi'an to Suzhou - Chinese Gardens

Day 9 - Suzhou to Shanghai - Silk and Sampans

Day 10 - Shanghai

Day 11 - Shanghai to Yichang and our cruise begins

Day 12 - On the Yangtze - the Three Gorges Dam

Day 13 - On the Yangze - Shennv Stream

Day 14- On the Yangtze - Shibaozhai Pagoda, heavy bargaining

Day 15- Disembarkation, Airport hassles and Guilin

Day 16 - Guilin - sailing the Li river, rural life in China

Day 17 - Guilin to Hong Kong - Tea Institute, Hong Kong at Night

Day 18 - Hong Kong - Victoria Peak, Stanley Market, and HK at Night

Day 19 - traveling home through Tokyo

Epilogue - Wendy’s Reflections on our China Trip

2015 Uniworld China Trip Info (PDF)