things to do.
the great wall, pandas, night views, and the side quests.
the side quests are the main quest.
the great wall
mutianyu vs badaling vs the wild onesthe central axis
7.8 km, 700 years, one straight linethe three teachings
buddha, laozi, confucius: one venna teahouse afternoon
one bamboo chair, three hours, zero plansby brandon · 8 min readfestivals through the year
ten festivals, one lunar loophow to read a temple
si, guan or miao? read the roofthe sleeper train
beijing west → xi'an, lights out at 10by brandon · 8 min readwhat china believes
10% religious, 75% at the gravesxi'an through the dynasties
zhou → qin → han → tang → mingthe dispatchchina rules
china rules
change monthly.
visa updates, new train routes, the app that broke this week. one email, every other friday. no spam, no cap.
we’ll text you.
(email. we’ll email you.)