A 10-day trip between Shanghai, Xi'an and Beijing, the terracotta army and the Great Wall of China, a trip not to be missed for five main reasons.
Who visits the China, even for a few days, he doesn't come home the same way he left. It is a country where the millennial culture and innovation they meet constantly, creating ambiguities and extreme contradictions. But it is also a country where people smile much more than us because "when you stop smiling it's the end”, The most Chinese guide you can have, the Italian“ Mario Rossi ”, the legendary Ming, told me.
My itinerary included departure from Barcelona e 10 days to China (the last of July, bad idea) to visit the main cities with internal air travel: Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai.
The average temperature in Beijing was 30 ° with 90% humidity, practically like walking in a shower. In 4 days I have never been able to see the sun for the smog hood, but this metropolis with more than 20 million inhabitants represents the true essence of China.
It's amazing how right behind it Tiananmen Square, in the heart of Beijing, there is an immense park in which not even a sound is heard. It is a place where dozens of people practice kung fu, yoga and dance to the rhythm of oriental music at dawn. It will also be the most urbanized city in China, but nobody touches the Pekingese there meditation.
A Xi'an history is felt in every brick. An entire army protects it: in fact, near Xi'an, the only one was found just over 30 years ago Terracotta Army in the world, dating back to the third century BC Excavations have brought to light about 500 reproductions in terracotta of armed warriors, 18 wooden chariots and 100 horses. It is estimated that there are more than 6000 statues. An incredible sight.
Before getting to the technological Shanghai, a must is the Chinese wall. This monument that crosses China for thousands of kilometers, of which neither the beginning nor the end can be seen, helps to shake off all the problems and to reduce what happens to us. Especially if you see it immersed in the fog.
Last stop Shanghai, where the elevated roads they intersect as if they were a perfectly organized ball of yarn, created especially to let traffic flow (there are also underground highways). From Shanghai the fastest train in the world, but you can also be overtaken by a man who has 6 chicken carcasses tied to his moped to take to the market.
If I still haven't convinced you to take a holiday in China and discover this beautiful and interesting country, here are the 5 reasons to visit China which in my opinion can be decisive.
Traffic, after this journey, will no longer seem like a problem to you.
You will be able to dance, do kung-fu and yoga in the parks with people who always smile.
You will be able to drink real Chinese tea and, together, witness one of the oldest traditions in the world.
You will be able to see a Buddhist monk who interrupts the meditation to reply to a message on the Iphone
When you are standing on the Chinese wall in the fog all your problems will vanish.
