Books on the Yangtze River
You may ask why would I choose to go to China in 2000? There are several reasons:
* I went in 1998 and had such a good time.
* I wanted to see the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River before the area gets
flooded in 2003 when the Three Gorges Dam is completed.
* I wanted a special holiday for my 30th birthday.
* I wanted to learn and practice my Mandarin.
* I wanted some good Chinese food.
I've never done so much preparations for a holiday:
* I started doing my research on the various places in China back in 1999----
guidebooks, internet, travel brochure,... you name it and I have probably
read it.
* I spent most of this year learning Mandarin in the hope that I would not
be struggling with the language---- after all, most people there don't speak
English, and I really should make an effort in speaking Chinese.
* I booked the holidays 6 months in advance as I didn't want any disappointments....
(but unfortunately despite being so organised and well planned ahead, the
tour operator let me down and somehow ruined my holidays.)
| Day | Date | Activity |
| 1 | 18 Oct 2000 | Left London for Beijing |
| 2 | 19 Oct 2000 | Arrive Beijing. |
| 3 | 20 Oct 2000 | Visited Badachu (Eight Great Sites) and Fragrant Hill, Beijing |
| 4 | 21 Oct 2000 | Visited Mutianyu Great Wall, Prince Gong's Residence in Beijing |
| 5 | 22 Oct 2000 | Left Beijing for Chongqing. Quick tour of the City of Chongqing |
| 6 | 23 Oct 2000 | Day trip to Dazu |
| 7 | 24 Oct 2000 | Left Chongqing for the Yangtze River Cruise. Visited Fengdu. |
| 8 | 25 Oct 2000 | Visited Baidicheng. Sailed past Qutong Gorge and Wu Gorge. |
| 9 | 26 Oct 2000 | Sailed past Xiling Gorge. Visited the Three Gorges dam site at Sandouping. |
| 10 | 27 Oct 2000 | Arrived at Wuhan. Quick tour of Hankou. |
| 11 | 28 Oct 2000 | Visited Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan. Flew to Hangzhou |
| 12 | 29 Oct 2000 | Walked round the West Lake, Hangzhou |
| 13 | 30 Oct 2000 | Visited Linyin Temple, Feilaifeng, Longjiang, Tiger Spring, Yuefei Mausoleum in Hangzhou |
| 14 | 31 Oct 2000 | Left Hangzhou for Suzhou by train. |
| 15 | 01 Nov 2000 | Visited Garden for Lingering In, Lion Grove, Garden of the Humble Administrator and Suzhou Silk Museum |
| 16 | 02 Nov 2000 | Visited Garden of the Masters of the Nets, Blue Wave Pavilion, Pan Gate in Suzhou |
| 17 | 03 Nov 2000 | Left for Shanghai. Strolled along the Bund and took the Huangpu River cruise. |
| 18 | 04 Nov 2000 | Visited Yuyuan and the old city of Shanghai |
| 19 | 05 Nov 2000 | Visited Xujiahui, Longhua Temple, Longhua Martyrs' Cemetery and Soong Ching Ling's Former Residence |
| 20 | 06 Nov 2000 | Visited the Shanghai Urban Planning and Development Museum and the Shanghai Museum. |
| 21 | 07 Nov 2000 | Visited Jin Mao Building in Pudong and International Settlement district |
| 22 | 08 Nov 2000 | Visited Nextage in Pudong. Flight to Hong Kong |
| 23 | 09 Nov 2000 | Shopping in Hong Kong . Pigged out on dessert buffet in the evening. |
| 24 | 10 Nov 2000 | More shopping in Hong Kong. Left in the evening for London |
| 25 | 11 Nov 2000 | Arrived home! |
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