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TRAVEL PREPARATIONS

When we began to think about the possible destination of one of the long trips we would make this year, this was the one that least crossed our minds at first.
One thing we had quite clear and is that this year we wanted to return to Asia, that continent that has given us so many good times and that after the trip to Peru last year, which was also a trip in capital letters, we missed so much.
We shuffle many destinations such as a combined Cambodia and Laos, Vietnam, Nepal or even return to India to know the south of the country.

He was looking for flights for the month of April, on the dates we needed, when with the option "Multi-destination"We found a destiny that made us open our eyes wide and consider a possibility that had not even crossed our minds.
460 euros per person made us choose one of this year's destinations…

The Great Wall of China

… China!!!

With the bills in hand, entering through Beijing and leaving through Hong Kong, something that gave us the possibility to make a route from north to south through the country and avoid having to miss a day trip back to Beijing, we began to plan the itinerary we wanted to do in the 25 days of travel.
We have to say that to choose the places we wanted to reach has not been easy, just think that China is one of the largest countries in the world in extension, so you can get an idea of everything there is to see.

After reading several travel blogs like Flying Voy Travel, where we can say that we have extracted almost all the information for this trip to China in 25 days, Jamakukoviajero, which with its piece of route from last year has inspired us for months and Un Cambio de Aires, among others, we began to decide the route that best suited what we wanted to see (which is a lot) and the days that we had.

We will begin this trip in Beijing where we will be 5 days, including one that we want to dedicate completely to visit one of the sections of the Great Wall of China, specifically we will try to make a trekking between the Jinshanling sector and the Simatai sector, which we have been told are two of the most authentic, although we will have to confirm this point once we are there, since we have not been able to obtain information about whether or not it is open, since it was under renovation for some time.

The Temple of Heaven in Beijing

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From Beijing we will take a night train to Datong, which we have booked thanks to China-DIY-Travel, an Australian couple that lives in China, with whom we have not only booked all the trains that we will take in this trip to China for free If not, they have also helped us to finish off the route, giving us new transport options with which we have been able to save ourselves an internal flight and a couple of night trains only by changing the order of the initial route.
In Datong we will be only a few hours, just to know the Yungang Buddhist Caves and the Hanging Monastery to catch another night train, this time bound for Pingyao, the best preserved walled city in China, where we will be a couple of days.

Pingyao

From Pingyao we will take another train, this time of only 3 hours to reach Xi'an, where we will be a day and a half to enjoy the city and one of the wonders of China, its Terracotta warriors.

Trench 1. Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an

From Xi'an we will take a flight to Chengdu, where we will also be a couple of days knowing the city and its acquaintance Panda Bear Reproduction Center and the next day we will make a day trip to the famous Leshan Buddha.

Leshan's Great Buddha

From Chengdu we will take a train that takes us to Chongqing to go from here directly to the airport where we will take a flight that will take us to Zhangjiajie, where we will be the next two days surrounded by one of the most incredible landscapes of China in the Zhangjiajie Natural Park, world famous for being Pandora in the Avatar movie.

Zhanjiajie National Park

After spending two days surrounded by incredible landscapes we will take a bus that will leave us after 4 hours in another of the most wonderful enclaves of China: Fénghuáng, a city that seems to be frozen in time, where we will spend a day and a half.

Fenghuang

From Fénghuáng we will go to Changsa, passing through Huaihua, where we will take a train that will take us to Guilin, where we will spend a couple of days getting to know the city and making an excursion to the Longshen rice terraces, also known as the Rice Terraces of the Dragon Spine.

Rice terraces of the Dragon Spine

From Guilin we will take a 4-hour cruise on the Li River that will take us, surrounded by incredible karst peaks, until Yangshuo, a unique place where we will spend a couple of days surrounded by the most impressive landscapes.

Li River Cruise

From Yangshuo we will return by bus to Guilin where we will take a train to Shenzen, where we will be one afternoon before going to Hong Kong, the city where we will spend the last 3 days of this trip to China for free and from where we will take the opportunity to approach Macao before returning home.