{"id":2650,"date":"2023-06-14T20:02:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:08:37","slug":"china-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/china-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"China &#8211; March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2650\" class=\"elementor elementor-2650\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e1db56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e1db56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-031a1f2\" data-id=\"031a1f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf094a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbf094a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1791-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1791-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1791-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1791-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1791-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1791-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f067fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f067fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The flight from London was ten and a half hours. On the return, the entire flight was during daylight, and I was able to see Lake Baikal, which took 45 minutes to cross, as well as the frozen tundra of northern Russia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fafcb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fafcb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Glorious_China.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Glorious_China.webp 960w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Glorious_China-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Glorious_China-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed32643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed32643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was an organised14 day tour with Mercury Holidays.\u00a0 It started at Shanghai and finished at Beijing with 3 internal flights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d54c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d54c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shanghai<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf949e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4bf949e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bund.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02501-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57264b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57264b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Bund<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7220bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7220bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02376-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02376-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02376-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02376-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02376-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02376-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This view is from the Bund across the Huangpu river to the Pudong district.  This 556 sq km modern metropolis is all the more remarkable because it was transformed in just 13 years from farmland since the early 1990's<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaa585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5eaa585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MAH02492.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02475-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8b8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa8b8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A very popular activity is taking a riverboat cruise to view the night lights of Lujiazui.<\/p><p>This area is the most highly developed part of Pudong and possibly the most successful example of Deng Xiaoping&#8217;s program of special economic zones introduced in the 1970s to encourage foreign investment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5beb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d5beb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02390-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02390-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02390-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02390-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02390-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02390-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nanjing Road shopping center<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e538e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0e538e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02387-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02387-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02387-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02387-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02387-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02387-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nanjing Road<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"467c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02392-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02392-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02392-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02392-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02392-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02392-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nanjing Road<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940442c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"940442c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02427-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2744\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02427-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02427-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02427-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02427-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02427-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Yuyuan Gardens were founded by the Pan family (Ming Dynasty officials).  It took 18 years from 1559-77 to create.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069d727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"069d727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02419-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2745\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02419-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02419-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02419-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02419-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02419-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yuyuan Gardens<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8113f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8113f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1873-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1873-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1873-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1873-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1873.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yuyuan Gardens<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6aba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da6aba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02421-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02421-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02421-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02421-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02421-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02421-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yuyuan Gardens<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568c622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"568c622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02439-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02439-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02439-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02439-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02439-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02439-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">There is a bazaar adjacent to the gardens<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bade7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80bade7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1964-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1964-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1964-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1964-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1964-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1964-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bazaar<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230b4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"230b4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02440-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02440-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02440-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02440-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02440-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02440-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Baby outfits in the bazaar<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a5368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a5368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shanghai Museum<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d30fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d30fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This free museum is home to one of the most impressive collections in the country for ancient bronzes, sculptures, ceramics, calligraphy, painting, jade, furniture, coins and much more<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b65bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24b65bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02515-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2759\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02515-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02515-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02515-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02515-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02515-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shanghai Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176109f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"176109f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02517-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02517-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02517-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02517-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02517-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02517-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shanghai Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a776351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a776351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02518-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2761\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02518-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02518-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02518-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02518-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02518-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shanghai Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22729a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22729a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02523-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2762\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02523-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02523-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02523-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02523-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02523-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shanghai Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb5da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccb5da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02536-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02536-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02536-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02536-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02536-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02536-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shanghai Museum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5e2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b5e2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2055-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2055-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2055-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2055-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2055-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2055-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Coins from Zhou royalty<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d302cb elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d302cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpolyline points=&#039;0,6 6,6 6,18 18,18 18,6 24,6 \t&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c30bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59c30bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02544-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02544-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02544-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02544-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02544-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02544-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4052846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4052846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We traveled 30 km west of Shanghai by bus to visit Zhujiajiao.<\/p><p>Along the route, we passed a commuter town with skyscraper apartment blocks. This is how China addresses its housing problem for its large population, and we encountered many more of these developments while approaching major cities from the airport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0a9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c0a9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02558-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02558-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02558-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02558-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02558-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02558-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Zhujiaojiao<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d97ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d97ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02556-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2772\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02556-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02556-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02556-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02556-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02556-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The historic town of Zhujiajiao is a charming tableau of Ming and Qing dynasty alleys and bridges that can be walked around in a couple of hours.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af50ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7af50ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02503-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02503-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02503-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02503-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02503-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02503-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">We visited the Pudong area which is where the famous Shanghai tower is.  This skyscraper is 546m high and, although the Burj Khalifa in Dubai beats it for height at 828m, this one holds the world record for the longest single lift ride all the way to the top.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404c61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"404c61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MAH02589.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02586-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd4e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fd4e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We had been particularly looking forward to going up the tower but, incredibly, no-one else in the group wanted to go and so the tour leader had to cancel the visit!\u00a0<\/p><p>However myself and Richard asked to be dropped off on the way back from Zhujiaijaio so that we could visit it just on our own and it turned out to be well worth while &#8211; except for negotiating a taxi ride back to the hotel afterwards without a single word of chinese!\u00a0 You go up to the top observation deck in a single lift ride and this is the view.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f61078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3f61078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MAH02597.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02577-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c4db7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c4db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a video of the floor indicator screen taken inside the lift going back down.\u00a0 The lift is high speed and travels at a maximum of 20m\/sec.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1670fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1670fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guilin<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530768e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"530768e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guilin has Elephant Hill park where you can wander around admiring the lakes and statues, which mostly seemed to have a romantic theme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094a11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"094a11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02602-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02602-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02602-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02602-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02602-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02602-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guilin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516a87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"516a87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02603-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02603-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02603-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02603-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02603-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02603-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guilin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cf485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8cf485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02604-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02604-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02604-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02604-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02604-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02604-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guilin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09728e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a09728e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02605-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02605-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02605-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02605-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02605-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02605-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guilin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072f1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"072f1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02606-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02606-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02606-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02606-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02606-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02606-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guilin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1353b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1353b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02609-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02609-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02609-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02609-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02609-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02609-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sun and Moon Twin Pagodas in Guilin park.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fdcc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78fdcc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02612-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02612-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02612-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02612-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02612-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02612-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guilin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83215a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83215a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02614-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02614-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02614-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02614-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02614-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02614-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guilin high street<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3666e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d3666e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02625-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02625-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02625-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02625-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02625-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02625-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This is the view across Guilin from a viewing platform on one of the hills that you can climb by stairs.  Guilin is known for these limestone peaks which dot the city.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e231947 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e231947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 121 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M29.6,10.3l2.1,2.2l-3.6,3.3h7v2.9h-7l3.6,3.5l-2.1,1.7l-5.2-5.2h-5.8v-2.9h5.8L29.6,10.3z M70.9,9.6l2.1,1.7l-3.6,3.5h7v2.9h-7l3.6,3.3l-2.1,2.2l-5.2-5.5h-5.8v-2.9h5.8L70.9,9.6z M111.5,9.6l2.1,1.7l-3.6,3.5h7v2.9h-7l3.6,3.3l-2.1,2.2l-5.2-5.5h-5.8v-2.9h5.8L111.5,9.6z M50.2,2.7l2.1,1.7l-3.6,3.5h7v2.9h-7l3.6,3.3l-2.1,2.2L45,10.7h-5.8V7.9H45L50.2,2.7z M11,2l2.1,1.7L9.6,7.2h7V10h-7l3.6,3.3L11,15.5L5.8,10H0V7.2h5.8L11,2z M91.5,2l2.1,2.2l-3.6,3.3h7v2.9h-7l3.6,3.5l-2.1,1.7l-5.2-5.2h-5.8V7.5h5.8L91.5,2z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e9b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16e9b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guilin to Yangshuo<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd78311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd78311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2412-1024x688.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2412-1024x688.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2412-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2412-768x516.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2412-1536x1032.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2412-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de3b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de3b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main purpose of going to Guilin was to board the river boat cruise down the Li river to Yagshuo.<\/p><p>The countryside in this region with its limestone peaks offers great exploration opportunities by foot or bike and has inspired generations of Chinese painters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ad0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3ad0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02686-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2812\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02686-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02686-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02686-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02686-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02686-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Li  River<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a748642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a748642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02629-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2813\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02629-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02629-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02629-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02629-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02629-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Li river scene on the 20 yuan note<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27d2c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2426-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2426-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2426-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2426-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2426-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2426-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The scenery is so famous that it has been depicted on the back of the 20 yuan note<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7b262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a7b262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02731-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02731-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02731-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02731-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02731-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02731-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yangshuo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db0645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4db0645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02774-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2824\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02774-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02774-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02774-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02774-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02774-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yangshuo, which was once a peaceful settlement, is now a thriving tourist hotspot full of bars and souvenir shops and touts.  This was the view from our hotel room.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f568b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f568b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02812-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2828\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02812-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02812-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02812-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02812-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02812-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yangshuo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd39487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd39487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02718-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2818\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02718-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02718-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02718-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02718-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02718-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The hotel lobby had this fantastic wood carved seat.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31dce3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"31dce3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MAH02723.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02727-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d085a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d085a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every day just at daybreak there was a communal dance session held in the main square.\u00a0 This is actually typical of all towns and cities across China.\u00a0 Can you imagine this in England?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c6388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4c6388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02800-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02800-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02800-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02800-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02800-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02800-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yangshuo. View back to town from the riverside walk<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91de141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91de141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02788-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2834\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02788-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02788-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02788-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02788-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02788-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yangshuo souvenir shop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119cc2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"119cc2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02818-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2835\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02818-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02818-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02818-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02818-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02818-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yangshuo souvenir shop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79a335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a79a335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2606-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2606-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2606-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2606-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2606-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2606-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yangshuo souvenir shop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13b527 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d13b527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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It was built in 707AD (Tang Dynasty) and is an example of Buddhist architecture built during the heyday of the Silk Road.  A cultural organisation called the Buddhist Sutra Translation Institute was established here which attracted monks from different countries to translate Buddhist texts.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61038e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c61038e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MAH02868.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2733-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c039fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c039fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This fountain and light show area is reputably the biggest in the world and is a permanent display every night.\u00a0 It is in the North Square of the big wild goose pagoda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81315fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81315fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02880-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2866\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02880-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02880-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02880-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02880-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02880-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Probably the main visit in Xian is the terracotta army<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a20c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a20c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02883-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02883-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02883-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02883-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02883-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02883-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352c8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"352c8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The flat farmland around Xian is strewn with early imperial tombs, many of which have yet to be excavated.\u00a0<\/p><p>The terracotta army, however, is not just Xian&#8217;s premier site, but one of the most famous archaeological finds in the world.\u00a0 This life-size subterranean army has silently stood guard over the soul of China&#8217;s first unifier for more than two millenia, before it was discovered in 1974 by peasants drilling a well and who uncovered this underground vault which eventually yielded thousands of terracotta soldiers and horses in battle formation.\u00a0<\/p><p>Most archaeologists believe that Qin Shi Huang expected his rule to continue in death as it had in life and so the army would be there to support him in the after life.\u00a0 There are 3 pits on display, the biggest of which, pit 1, contains 6000 warriors of which 2000 are on display.\u00a0<\/p><p>The level of detail is remakable for the fact that no two soldiers faces are alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676a035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"676a035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02888-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2872\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02888-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02888-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02888-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02888-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02888-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The soldiers and horses are all facing east, ready to do battle.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c6a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51c6a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02920-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02920-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02920-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02920-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02920-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02920-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Some of the figures such as this cavalryman and his horse, can be examined up close revealing the extraordinary level of detail: the expressions, hairstyles and armour are all unique.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90dd1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90dd1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2907-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2907-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2907-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2907-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2907-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2907-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This is one of a pair of bronze chariots and horses un-earthed just 20m west of the tomb of Qin Shi Huang<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e4525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2e4525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02923-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02923-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02923-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02923-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02923-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02923-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This sword that was unearthed is still as good as new thanks to chrome-plating!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df04475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df04475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02934-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02934-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02934-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02934-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02934-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02934-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Xian city walls are still intact.  Built in 1370 during the Ming dynasty they are 12m high and surrounded by a dry moat and form a rectangle 14km in perimeter.  As you can see there is plenty of space to walk along the top or even go around on a hired bicycle.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb7013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eb7013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02944-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02944-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02944-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02944-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02944-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02944-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">There is a muslim quarter marketplace in Xian.  By law, the Muslim women are not allowed to wear the veil.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af210af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af210af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3001-1024x813.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3001-1024x813.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3001-300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3001-768x610.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3001-1536x1219.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3001-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">I did not fancy trying any of these!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343d385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"343d385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02956-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02956-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02956-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02956-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02956-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02956-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This statue was in the Muslim quarter<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3f66a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af3f66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3034-1024x605.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3034-1024x605.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3034-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3034-768x454.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3034-1536x908.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3034-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tang Dynasty show<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04803f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04803f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2658-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2658-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2658-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2658-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2658-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2658-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In the evening we went to a Tang Dynasty show<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f115c1 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0f115c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpolyline points=&#039;0,6 6,6 6,18 18,18 18,6 24,6 \t&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95af0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95af0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beijing<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271cad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"271cad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tianamen Square<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f3943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f3943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tianamen square is one of China&#8217;s most infamous political landmarks and the world&#8217;s largest public square (440,000 square meters).<\/p><p>It is the symbolic center of the Chinese universe and houses the Forbidden City &#8211; the largest palace complex in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0b337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a0b337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3105-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2965\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3105-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3105-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3105-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3105-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3105-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">There are lots of security cameras and a very visible police presence in the square.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff4c15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bff4c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02971-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2889\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02971-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02971-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02971-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02971-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02971-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is a Mausoleum containing Mao Zedong's embalmed corpse on public display.  It was constructed soon after Mao died in 1976 and is in the middle of Tianamen square.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c321084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c321084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02978-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02978-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02978-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02978-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02978-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02978-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The gate of Heavenly peace, north of Tianamen square, was formerly the largest of the four gates of the Imperial City Wall and was where Mao proclaimed the peoples republic of China in Oct. 1949.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbb379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fbb379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02979-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02979-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02979-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02979-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02979-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC02979-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">There is a giant framed portrait of Mao over the gate.  The Guard in front of the gate remained perfectly still for several minutes while we were there.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c5bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2c5bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03004-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03004-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03004-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03004-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03004-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03004-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The forbidden city is to the north of Tianamen square and only about half is open to the public with the rest off limits.  This is the entrance to the hall of supreme harmony inside the forbidden city.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d80d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51d80d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03023-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03023-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03023-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03023-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03023-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03023-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This shows the stairway to the hall of supreme harmony in more detail.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9385eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9385eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03016-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2905\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03016-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03016-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03016-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03016-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03016-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Many of the roofs have these so-called roof guardians.The imperial dragon is at the tail of the procession, which is led by a figure riding a phoenix followed by a number of mythical beasts.  The more beasts, the more important the building.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b54bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60b54bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03018-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03018-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03018-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03018-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03018-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03018-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pairs of lions guard the important buildings.  The male has a paw placed on the globe (representing the emperors power over the world), and the female on the right hand side has her paw on a baby lion (representing the emperors fertility).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa620b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fa620b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03029-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03029-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03029-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03029-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03029-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03029-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This picture shows the roof guardians on every roof edge.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04280b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d04280b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3257-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3257-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3257-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3257-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3257.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The national stadium (or 'bird's nest) is in the olympic park built for the 2008 olympic games.  It was designed by Swiss architecture firm Herzog and Meuron in consultancy with artist Ai Wei Wei.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3eac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b3eac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03044-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03044-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03044-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03044-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03044-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03044-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">These are some of the other buildings in the olympic park.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b39f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b39f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Great Wall<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c412fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c412fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03087-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03087-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03087-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03087-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03087-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03087-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Mutianyiu section of the great wall is a 90 minute coach ride from Beijing to the north.  This section was built in 1404 and renovation was started in 1983 and then opened to visitors in 1988.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc1e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbc1e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03110-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03110-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03110-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03110-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03110-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03110-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a705224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a705224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The final incarnation of the wall was during the Ming dynasty (1368 &#8211; 1644) when two to three million people toiled on it to great human cost.<\/p><p>During this period it was home to around one million soldiers housed in the many guard houses built along its length.\u00a0 The wall was never one continuous structure however, and when Genghis Khan took Beijing in 1215 he just rode through the inevitable gaps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97fd58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c97fd58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3431-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3431-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3431-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3431-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3431.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">I met this guy from India who travels the world on his own with a kettle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb47c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bb47c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MAH03135.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3500-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee3d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee3d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back in Beijing, we saw this show in the evening from the Chinese Suining Acrobatic Team<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f3556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"20f3556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3541.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3501-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b55aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b55aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most impressive was this display of motorcycling inside a ball cage. No less than 8 all at the same time!.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our tour guide said that every once in a while there is a big crash and they all spend 6 months in hospital before starting again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6a623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f6a623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03140-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3000\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03140-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03140-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03140-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03140-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03140-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Lama temple in Beijing is the most renowned Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46678ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46678ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03142-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3002\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03142-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03142-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03142-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03142-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03142-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The temple was converted to a lamasery in 1744 and houses three enormous Buddha statues.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675e3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"675e3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03150-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3007\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03150-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03150-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03150-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03150-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03150-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tara is the most beloved of all the female enlightened beings in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon. The essence of awakened love and compassion, she is known as \u201cthe mother of all the buddhas\u201d and \u201cshe who ferries beings across the ocean of samsara.\u201d<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753e9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"753e9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03156-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3003\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03156-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03156-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03156-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03156-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/DSC03156-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Temple of Heaven Park is a 267-hectare park containing several of these temple halls.  The bases are square symbolising Earth and the hall is round symbolising Heaven.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a02f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a3a02f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MAH03163.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/klemperer.co.uk\/travel_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3674-scaled.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbaa726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbaa726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We went to this Chinese Opera on the final night.\u00a0 What can I say?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Escorted 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