The Wonders of Western China

After six months when any travel outside of Shenzhen proved arduous, Jun and I took the opportunity of Chinese New Year and the relaxed policies to travel a bit more than normal. After much debate, we decided we would travel around the western provinces of China for the holiday.  Day 1: Getting Ready Because of…Read more The Wonders of Western China

Fun in Foshan

After having traveled outside the province for the last few holidays, Jun and I decided to stay in Guangdong for the Dragon Boat Festival. After talking a bit about where we could go, we decided to visit Foshan. Located next to the western side of Guangzhou, Foshan is an old city that is known for…Read more Fun in Foshan

Qingming in Kaiping

Spring finally arrived in Guangdong! Jun and I decided we needed to get out of Shenzhen. During the Qingming (Tomb Sweeping) Festival, we decided to visit Kaiping on the other side of the Pearl River Delta. We had last visited there for a day trip in 2015. During that trip, however, we felt rushed as…Read more Qingming in Kaiping

Escape to Guangzhou

Jun and I decided we needed an escape from Shenzhen for at least one weekend. After thinking about it, we thought it would be nice to visit Guangzhou. I hadn’t been there for over two years, and Jun only had gone there in that time for work. We booked a hotel for the night and…Read more Escape to Guangzhou

A Weekend in Shaoguan

Jun and I decided to go to Shaoguan in northern Guangdong for a long weekend to celebrate his birthday. With the recent COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, we didn’t want to venture out of the province in case other provincial governments placed travel restrictions. Thus, we chose to see this situation as an opportunity…Read more A Weekend in Shaoguan

The Temple Trek

Wanting to do something different during one of our weekends, I asked Jun if he was interested in visiting the National Forest Park of Mount Guanyin in Dongguan. He said he was and asked if we could invite his cousin to come with us. I was okay with it. We then decided that we would…Read more The Temple Trek

Spring Festival with Family

Lunar New Year arrived at the beginning of February. After discussing possibilities, Jun voiced his desire to return to Dexing to spend the holiday with his dad and stepmom. Since it had been awhile since we visited, we thought it was a great time to go there. By the time we had come to that…Read more Spring Festival with Family

A Shantou Weekend

Last year when we went to Chaozhou, we saw that the train station was actually between two cities: Chaozhou and Shantou. Since we had already been to Chaozhou, Jun and I thought it would be nice to go to Shantou this year. So in the middle of August we took the train from Shenzhen and…Read more A Shantou Weekend

Village Tranquility

After the more ad-hoc nature of last week’s trip to Huizhou, Jun and I decided to be more organized with our outing this week. On Friday we decided to go to Nanshe Village in Dongguan. Jun booked us train tickets to go there and figured out the fastest route to get there from the train…Read more Village Tranquility

Escape to Huizhou

Rain. Sun. Humidity. The three characteristics of Guangdong in the summer. While it creates an environment that makes a person feel uncomfortable and makes you want to stay inside, Jun and I have not let it deter us from enjoying the time we have together this summer. Summer is the one time of the year…Read more Escape to Huizhou