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Q: Before we leave, what should we see? What should we do?
My wife got her visa finished a few weeks ago. We're going home soon, and before we do go, what should we see, and where?
We've already been to the following provinces (and many of their cities, so don't list anything therein):
Anhui (awesome)
Beijing
Guangdong (the worst food in all of China... sorry)
Heilongjiang (awesome)
Henan
Hubei (my wife hates Wuhan, this is how you know we're soulmates)
Hunan (my wife also hates Changsha now; we went back recently and we were BOTH hulking daily. She hates it. Again, soulmate)
Jiangsu
Shandong
Shanghai
So that leaves the other stuff... where to, and why? We'd prefer some beautiful scenic areas which aren't beset by smog, and we've been strongly considering Yangshuo or whatever. Next week we're headed home, so let's make it count!
I'll also have some fresh and hilarious (well, I think it's hilarious!) drama to share here once we get out of the country.
10 years 48 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - China
I would consider Sanya on Hainan, there is an Island with monkeys and a pretty big statue. If you are lucky you can get a really good deal on some actual 5 star hotels/resorts for visit. 2-4 days would suffice and then you have seen China's Hawaii.
I cannot help to think it is strange that you return to this site at pretty much the same time that the resident Wumao decides to take a break.
Hulk:
Sanya seems like it's got a huge problem with charging tourists using violence. Not something I really want a pregnant woman to be subject to.
I've been reading the site off and on, but haven't really had anything to contribute. Now that he's taking a break, I can avoid his idiocy.
Scandinavian:
Have read about Sanya's rep. We were there last year for 3 days, and in our case the only one who looks pregnant is me. We didn't see anything unusual in terms of violence. No one did anything out of the ordinary. We stayed in a Pullmann hotel that had very good service/food/facilities.
It is probably not worse than the rest of the country, but it is a place where the vast majority of people are tourists.
Hulk:
Yeah, we'd like to avoid heavy tourist traps if at all possible. I don't really have any inclination to visit Hainan after hearing about all the scams. We all know I'm a scam/drama/violence magnet over here, so I'm sure I'll bring out the worst in everyone -- somehow.
Rin:
My friend stayed in Hainan in a little beach hut. It was cool, 30 kuai a night.
guangdong, worst food in china? try jiangxi
Hulk:
There's food out there worse than Guangdong food? Say it ain't so... have you tried Guangdong food? Granted, I haven't been to Jiangxi province yet... but if it's worse than Guangdong, that scares me...
crimochina:
i liked the steamed buns in guangdong. i loved the honey roasted pork. jiangxi food is toxic. i only visited shenzhen and guangzhou, so that left me with a good impression
did u miss Tibet?.... other mountain cities like Lijiang?... What abt Guilin?
What about a visit to Inner Mongolia? Head for the Grasslands and, if what my adopted sister tells me is true, you'll see more stars than you've ever seen. Or try Bingyugou in Liaoning -I've still got to go but everybody I know who has been, Western or Chinese, has loved it.
Hulk:
Inner Mongolia is really beautiful... that is a really good idea.
How about Hangzhou in Zhejiang? You've got the West Lake, a myriad of historic temples, tea plantations. As long as you don't visit during a national holiday, the throng of tourists shouldn't be too bad. And if you're on your way out, Hangzhou is well connected to Shanghai by high speed rail with many trains to choose from, some taking as little as 50 minutes for the journey (I'm assuming you'd need to leave from Shanghai or Beijing to get back to the States....).
Scandinavian:
what goes on when visiting a tea plantation? Is it similar to a vineyard where you can see the fields and taste the stuff ? Can you pick your own tea ?
cooter:
Beautiful girls ask you to participate in a tea ceremony :P Actually, nothing happens. You just walk around and take in the scenery. There's tea for sale as well....if you've got the coin.
Nothing special here , maybe you can come to Shanghai, my son will love you, since you are Big Green Lovely Hulk 
We can go for beer and steak , and girls can have their time too 
Go to Yunnan! You hear a lot of people complaining about how Dali and Lijiang are too touristy now but it's still absolutely worth it. In Dali, rent a bike for a few days and just cycle around all the little villages around the Erhai Lake and then explore the nearby mountains. Then head to Lijiang for a day and from there take a van to the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The gorge was one of my all-time travel highlights so far. The scenery was so beautiful and the thrill of walking along (and surviving) the dangerous high-path with it's super-narrow, slippery parts and 1000+ meter drops and constant threat of falling rocks was the ultimate adrenalin kick. The food was so delicious in Yunnan too and the people were some of the friendliest I've ever met.
Hulk:
Yunnan has some pretty good scenery. I know the place, and have been there, but not with the wife. Maybe!
Go to Hong Kong for sure! Also, go to the island of Macau and gamble all of your earnings before you go. NO j/k! In Hong Kong you should go see the laser light show and go to the PEAK. The laser light show is a guiness world record. The Peak is probably the coolest spot in Hong Kong. You can go to the wax museum.
In Macau go to the Venetian. It's probably the best casino they have there. He he, I said: "casino"! (
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TedDBayer:
I thought you were leaving, typical, another Chinese person that can never tell the truth or keep a promise.
Whatever you do, don't go to the island of Macau, that place is a scam. The peninsula called Macau could be worth a visit, you wife needs a visa though. We did manage to get my wife to Macau with a residence permit to my home country in her Chinese passport.
Same applies to Hong Kong, but Hong Kong is an actual island, although part of the area known as Hong Kong is also more than just one island and the part that is a peninsula, Kowloon, is where you want to go in Hong Kong (imho)
Scandinavian:
tell me about it. we have just spent 6 full work days for getting my wife one, and in our case the visa office calls our application a formality as my wife has lived on a work visa in my home country for 7 years
