A trip in 13 chapters
China Odyssey 2025
30 September 2025 — 26 December 2025
Chapter 1
Jiuzhaigou – one of China’s Natural Masterpieces
30 September 2025 · Jiuzhaigou County, China
With 3 months from September to December in Hong Kong at my disposal this year, I planned 4 long-distance…
Chapter 2
Leshan – a cornerstone of Chinese Buddhist heritage
30 September 2025 · Shizhong, China
After a few days in Jiuzhaigou, we moved to Leshan. I had not realised that Leshan is one of…
Chapter 3
Chengdu – home of pandas and spicy food
30 September 2025 · Qingyang, China
As the starting point of our 8-day tour to Jiuzhaigou and Leshan, we flew into Chengdu Tianfu International airport….
Chapter 4
Datong – Carved in Stone, Alive with Spirit
4 October 2025 · Pingcheng, China
The Wing On tour group to Inner Mongolia that my sister joined started and ended from Hong Kong to and…
Chapter 5
5 hotels with character in Jiangxi
8 November 2025 · Lushan City, China
During my recent Jiangxi trip with Wing On Travel, I stayed at 5 hotels in 5 nights. The schedule…
Chapter 6
5 Unique Ancient Villages in Jiangxi’s Wuyuan County
8 November 2025 · Qiukou, China
During my recent trip to Jiangxi, I collected so much information and so many photos that it’s impracticable to…
Chapter 7
Jiangxi – a land of mountains, rivers and ancient towns
8 November 2025 · Lushan City, China
Just 7 weeks after my arrival in Hong Kong at the beginning of September, I undertook my third long…
Chapter 8
Shenzhen – a multi-faceted modern city
20 November 2025 · Futian, China
Modern-day Shenzhen is a Cinderella story of the transformation of a fishing village into a global tech megalopolis in…
Chapter 9
Kunming – Gateway to Yunnan
13 December 2025 · Xishan, China
It was an ambitious undertaking for me to organise a 7-day trip to Yunnan province in south west China…
Chapter 10
Lijiang – a living ancient town
13 December 2025 · Gucheng, China
As part of our orientation trip around Yunnan, taking in Kunming, Lijiang, Shangri-La and Dali, we went to Lijiang…
Chapter 11
Shangri-la – “the closest place to heaven”
13 December 2025 · Jiantang, China
Although this bold statement of being “the closest place to heaven” is primarily poetic, it does capture the essence…
Chapter 12
Dali – where nature meets culture
13 December 2025 · Dali City, China
Lijiang and Dali are only about 2 hours apart by high speed train , it’s natural that we spent…
Chapter 13
Inner Mongolia – China’s wild heart
26 December 2025 · Ulanqab City, China
We set off from our hotel in Datong just after 8.00 for over 4 hours’ drive to Xilamuren Grassland. We…