Celebrating 2014 Chinese New Year in Guangzhou

Here's a short video from the beginning of January when I was still living and teaching English in Guangzhou. Here, a few friends of mine and I celebrated the Chinese New Year cooking dumplings and hot pot together in my apartment. It was a great time learning more about the Chinese culture and how important food plays a roll in the yearly celebrations. 

Beijing

My new school contract paid for a weeklong trip and exploration of Beijing with a group of my new students. We traveled around the city to see as much as we could in the week. We took a 24 hour first class train from Nanning, Southern China up to Beijing. It was a really cool experience. Here are some pictures of the places I visited in Beijing. 

The Great Wall Beijing- Ju Yong Guan Pass

Going into February I had a monthlong vacation, free to travel around China. The first stop on my "China Bucket List" was visiting Beijing for a week. While there, some of the spots I got to visit were: Tianmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Palace Museum, the 2008 Olympics site, The Great Wall, and some more cool local spots. Here's some of the pictures from those adventures. 

The 2008 Olympic Sports Center

Tiananmen Square

The Forbidden City- The Palace Museum

Guangxi province 

So we've been traveling around Guangxi province for a week and now we're in Guilin, famous for Yangshuo, among many other beautiful locations.
​Here's some of the famous spots around Guangxi Province, China. 

Moon Hill Yangshou, Guangxi 

Longsheng Hot Springs, Guangxi  

The Tiger Leaping Gorge

The Tiger Leaping Gorge was so huge and amazing. It's one of the world’s deepest gorges and the #1 China hike according to Lonely Planet.

Lijiang Old Town Yunnan Province

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