Hidden Face
It was behind the windows of a sleeping bus that we first observed this country. We came from the infinite lands of Mongolia - known to be the place with the lowest density of inhabitants in the world - and our bus had deposited us in the heart of Beijing, a megalopolis grubbling with millions of people (speaking English only with extreme parsimony and whose culture was totally unknown to us!).
After Immersing myself a few days in crowded places, having wandered in surprising markets, the Hutongs to the charm of old and visited some extraordinary temples, we went wandering to discover what was most intriguing: the hidden face of the millennial masterpiece... The legendary abandoned parts of the Great Wall of China.
China in 3 anecdotes
| 1 | What one may find strange in one culture is not necessarily strange for another: here, dress EXACTLY the same when one is in a couple is very trendy. | 2 | The fact that the Chinese spit a lot and claw their throat loudly before doing so is not a legend. | 3 | If you don't know WeChat, you'll know WeChat.
Why would we go back there ?
To explore the rest of the country that is home to natural places of great beauty, to live for a while with a family in the heart of a small village to learn more about this people and their culture, to make new thrill treks in the heart of breathtaking landscapes.
