China 2016
2016-01-12
12-13 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator departs North America to visit the People's Republic of China
2016-01-14
14 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator explores Shanghai, starting with The Bund
2016-01-15
15 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator acquires a local guide to explore the historic village of Qibao
2016-01-16
16 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator comes face-to-face with fawning hagiographies all over Shanghai
2016-01-17
17 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator wraps up his time in Shanghai with a visit to the Shanghai Museum and the observation deck of one of the tallest buildings in Pudong
2016-01-18
18 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator catches a high-speed train from Shanghai to a frigid Beijing
2016-01-19
19 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator visits Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in the bitter cold
2016-01-20
20 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator sees another UNESCO World Heritage Site in Beijing
2016-01-21
21 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator visits one of the modern wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China
2016-01-22
22 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator spends his last day in Beijing trying huddling indoors
2016-01-23
23 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator departs a frigid Beijing for an only-slightly-less-frigid Nanjing
2016-01-24
24 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator explores the city of Nanjing
2016-01-25
25 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator visits Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum and other scenic sites on Zijin Mountain, on his last full day in China
2016-01-26
26 January 2016: In which the intrepid narrator sees a bridge and flies home after two weeks of playing tourist in the People's Republic of China
2016-01-27
In which the intrepid narrator recaps his first major expedition to China