My Eleven Months - Travel Summary
Sadly, a combination of laziness and Great Firewall blockage from China diminished my chances of writing in blogger for the longest time. However, the abundance of digital and tangible reminders of my journey (ticket stubs, brochures, Webct posts, Microsoft Word documents, Facebook messages, chat transcripts, and pictures/videos - all 10+ DVDs of them), when pieced together like a puzzle, convey the extent of fun, hard work, and adventure within Hangzhou and other regions of China. Where did I go during these 11 months? Not only did I live in Hangzhou, Zhejiang (杭州, 浙江省) , known for West Lake and for being the capital of Southern Song Dynasty ( BONUS: Visited the landscape on the current 1 Yuan bill! ), but I also visited, in chronological order...*deep breath*... - Shanghai (上海) - China's metropolis - Shaoxing , Zhejiang (绍兴, 浙江省) - hometown of Cultural Revolution author Lu Xun (鲁迅） - Chengdu, Sichuan (成都, 四川 省) - known for its pandas pre-Sichuan quake - Jiuzhaigou,...