Exploring China

The first term at CEIBS is almost over. Time for some traveling to discover China. Our trip let us to the ancient capital Xi'an in the middle of China and the current capital Beijing. Xi'an is the famous for its Terracotta Worriors and its fantastic food which is mix of Chinese and Persian cuisine - very delicious. In addition, it has a completely restored City Wall and a wonderful mountain to hike pretty close. The highlight of Beijing was certainly our trip on the Great Wall. We left Beijing at noon and arrived at the wall in the early evening to see the sunset. We stayed in a hostel very closed to the wall and were back on the wall for the sunset. We actually managed to pass a closed section as the guards were still sleeping. A fantastic day with 10 kilometres of hiking on the great wall with absolutely fantastic weather and blue sky.