Armchair Travel: Heading East: A Traveler's Perspective on China

Heading EastA Traveler’s Perspective on China

Beth M. Transue

Two Trips.... So far!

• 2014 – wedding in Korea, solo travel to China• One year of prep time – CHIN101 and 102

• Hostel in hutong

• Personalized experiences

• 2016 – co-leader on cross cultural course• Chinese Studies professor, 13 students

• One year of prep time

• 2019 – here we go again!

Beijing – history and beauty

Forbidden city

Great wall of china

Summer palace

hutongs

Hangzhou – back to school

Shanghai – night lighgts

Escaping the holocaust... To china

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Ghetto

Food – fresh, mild-spicy, communal

Mild to Spicy!

Communal

And A Few Surprises!

Religion – many faiths, government influenced

Off the beaten path

Daily life as a tourist

• Pollution

• Travel – pedestrian and public transportation

• Food and water safety

• Toileting

• Internet

• Safety

“America, china... We all people”

Want to Learn More?

• China Travel blog

• https://transueheadingeast.wordpress.com/