Goodbye Beijing, Hello Wuhan
For our last day in Beijing we were on our own to explore the city.
WE wanted to see the Temple of Heaven and decided to just walk there
so we could see more of the city. We were also sore from our Great
Wall run and wanted to work out our muscles to loosen up. It was a
very interesting hour walk through the city. We arrived at the Temple
of Heaven with no problems. The city is organized in a grid pattern
so it is easy to follow a map.
The temple is surrounded by a very large park. Everyday people come
to spend time relaxing here but iｔ was a special treat for us to be
there on a Ｓａｔｕｒｄａｙ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｏ ｍａｎｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｅｎｊｏｙｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｄａｙ
ｏｆｆ． Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｔｏｌｄ ｕｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｉｖｅ ｕｓ ａ ｆｅｅｌ ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｌｏｃａｌ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｄｏ
ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｗｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｉｍａｇｉｎｅｄ．
Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ ｗｅｒｅ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｅｎｊｏｙｉｎｇ ｄａｎｃｉｎｇ， ｂａｄｍｉｔｔｏｎ，
ｐｉｎｇ ｐｏｎｇ， ＴａｉＪｉ， Ｋａｒｏｋｅｅ， ｐａｔｒｉｏｔｉｃ ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ， ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔｓ ａｎｄ
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ． Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ｐｌａｙｇｒｏｕｎｄ ｆｏｒ ａｄｕｌｔｓ． Ｗｅ
ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｉｔｙ． Ｂｒｉｇｈｔｌｙ ｃｏｌｏｒｅｄ， ｉｔ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ ａ
ｃｈｉｌｄ＇ｓ ｐｌａｙｇｒｏｕｎｄ ｆｒｏｍ ａ ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｂｕｔ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｓ ｓｔａｔｉｏｎａｒｙ ｂｉｋｅ，
ｐａｒａｌｌｅｌ ｂａｒｓ ａｎｄ ｗｏｒｋｏｕｔ ｂｅｎｃｈｅｓ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｓｌｉｄｅｓ ａｎｄ ｓｗｉｎｇｓ． Ｋｅｖｉｎ
ａｎｄ Ｉ ｗｅｒｅ ａｍａｚｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｒｅｎｇｈｔ ｏｎ ｄｉｓｐｌａｙ． Ｍｅｎ ｗｈｏ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ
ｉｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ６０ｓ ａｎｄ ７０ｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ ｇｙｍｎａｓｔｉｃｓ ｏｆ ｇｒｅａｔ ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈ．
Ｖｅｒｙ ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ．
Ｗｅ ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ ｍａｎｙ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｔｙｐｅｓ ｏｆ ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｄａｎｃｉｎｇ． Ｋｅｖｉｎ ｊｏｉｎｅｄ
ｉｎ ａ ｇａｍｅ ｌｉｋｅ ｏｕｒ ｈａｃｋｅｙ ｓａｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｇｒｏｕｐ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ．
Ｈｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｈａｄ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｔｉｍｅ． Ｉ ｌｏｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋｓ
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｅｎｊｏｙ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｗｏｒｒｙｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｔｈｉｎｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｏｏｋ．
Ｗｅ ａｌｓｏ ｖｉｅｗｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｍｐｌｅ ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇｓ， ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ
ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔ ｗａｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ． Ｎｅｘｔ ｓｔｏｐ ｗａｓ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ ａｔ
ａ ｎｅａｒｂｙ ｍａｒｋｅｔ． Ｋｅｖｉｎ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｆｕｎ ｂａｒｔｅｒｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｗｅ ｗａｎｔｅｄ．
Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａｍａｚｉｎｇ ｈｏｗ ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｃｅ ｄｏｗｎ ｂｙ ５０％ ｏｒ ｅｖｅｎ
ｍｏｒｅ． Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｗ ｖｅｒｙ ｔｉｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｒｅａｄｙ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｔ， ｓｏ ｗｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｗａｙ
ｂａｃｋ ｈｏｍｅ． Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌｌｙ ｄｏｎｅ ａ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｄａｙ ｉｎ
ｔｈｅ ｃｉｔｙ ｂｙ ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ．
Ｗｅ ｈａｖｅ ｓａｉｄ ｇｏｏｄ ｂｙｅ ｔｏ Ｐｅｔｅｒ ａｎｄ Ｂｅｉｊｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｎｏｗ ｉｎ Ｗｕｈａｎ． Ｗｅ
ｈａｄ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｆｌｉｇｈｔ ｈｅｒｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｆｌｉｇｈｔ ｗａｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｆｕｌｌ． Ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ
ａｎｄ ｂａｃｋ ａｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ ｗａｓ ａ ｓｅａ ｏｆ ｂｌａｃｋ ｈａｉｒ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｍｅ ：）．
Ｗｕｈａｎ ｉｓ ａｌｓｏ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｕｒｂａｎ ｃｉｔｙ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａ ｌａｒｇｅ ｃｉｔｙ ｏｆ ３ ｍｉｌｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ
ｅａｓｔ ｔｏ ｗｅｓｔ ａｎｄ ２ ｆｒｏｍ ｎｏｒｔｈ ｔｏ ｓｏｕｔｈ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａ ｈｕｇｅ ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ ｃｉｔｙ
ｗｉｔｈ ｍａｎｙ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ， ｍｏｒｅ ｆｏｒ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｔｈａｎ ｔｏｕｒｉｓｍ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｆｅｗ
ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｅｒｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｅｎ ｓｏ ｆａｒ ｅｖｅｎ ａｔ ｏｕｒ ｈｏｔｅｌ．
Ｉｎ ａ ｆｅｗ ｈｏｕｒｓ ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｍｅｅｔ ｏｕｒ ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
ｓｈｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｆｏｒｅｖｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｕｓ． Ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ． Ｉ ｋｅｅｐ
ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｎｏｗ． Ａｔｌｅａｓｔ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ
Ｋｅｖｉｎ， ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ ｎｏ ｏｎｅ． Ｐｌｅａｓｅ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ ｔｏ ｐｒａｙ ｆｏｒ ｏｕｒ ｔｒａｎｓｉｔｉｏｎ． Ｉ
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ ａｇａｉｎ． Ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｓｏ ｔｈａｎｋｆｕｌ ｆｏｒ
ａｌｌ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ．
WE wanted to see the Temple of Heaven and decided to just walk there
so we could see more of the city. We were also sore from our Great
Wall run and wanted to work out our muscles to loosen up. It was a
very interesting hour walk through the city. We arrived at the Temple
of Heaven with no problems. The city is organized in a grid pattern
so it is easy to follow a map.
The temple is surrounded by a very large park. Everyday people come
to spend time relaxing here but iｔ was a special treat for us to be
there on a Ｓａｔｕｒｄａｙ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｏ ｍａｎｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｅｎｊｏｙｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｄａｙ
ｏｆｆ． Ｐｅｔｅｒ ｔｏｌｄ ｕｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｉｖｅ ｕｓ ａ ｆｅｅｌ ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｌｏｃａｌ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｄｏ
ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｗｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｉｍａｇｉｎｅｄ．
Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ ｗｅｒｅ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｅｎｊｏｙｉｎｇ ｄａｎｃｉｎｇ， ｂａｄｍｉｔｔｏｎ，
ｐｉｎｇ ｐｏｎｇ， ＴａｉＪｉ， Ｋａｒｏｋｅｅ， ｐａｔｒｉｏｔｉｃ ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ， ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔｓ ａｎｄ
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ． Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ｐｌａｙｇｒｏｕｎｄ ｆｏｒ ａｄｕｌｔｓ． Ｗｅ
ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｉｔｙ． Ｂｒｉｇｈｔｌｙ ｃｏｌｏｒｅｄ， ｉｔ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ ａ
ｃｈｉｌｄ＇ｓ ｐｌａｙｇｒｏｕｎｄ ｆｒｏｍ ａ ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｂｕｔ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｓ ｓｔａｔｉｏｎａｒｙ ｂｉｋｅ，
ｐａｒａｌｌｅｌ ｂａｒｓ ａｎｄ ｗｏｒｋｏｕｔ ｂｅｎｃｈｅｓ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｓｌｉｄｅｓ ａｎｄ ｓｗｉｎｇｓ． Ｋｅｖｉｎ
ａｎｄ Ｉ ｗｅｒｅ ａｍａｚｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｒｅｎｇｈｔ ｏｎ ｄｉｓｐｌａｙ． Ｍｅｎ ｗｈｏ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ
ｉｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ６０ｓ ａｎｄ ７０ｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ ｇｙｍｎａｓｔｉｃｓ ｏｆ ｇｒｅａｔ ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈ．
Ｖｅｒｙ ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ．
Ｗｅ ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ ｍａｎｙ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｔｙｐｅｓ ｏｆ ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｄａｎｃｉｎｇ． Ｋｅｖｉｎ ｊｏｉｎｅｄ
ｉｎ ａ ｇａｍｅ ｌｉｋｅ ｏｕｒ ｈａｃｋｅｙ ｓａｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｇｒｏｕｐ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ．
Ｈｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｈａｄ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｔｉｍｅ． Ｉ ｌｏｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋｓ
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｅｎｊｏｙ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｗｏｒｒｙｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｔｈｉｎｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｏｏｋ．
Ｗｅ ａｌｓｏ ｖｉｅｗｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｍｐｌｅ ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇｓ， ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ
ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔ ｗａｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｋ． Ｎｅｘｔ ｓｔｏｐ ｗａｓ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ ａｔ
ａ ｎｅａｒｂｙ ｍａｒｋｅｔ． Ｋｅｖｉｎ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｆｕｎ ｂａｒｔｅｒｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｗｅ ｗａｎｔｅｄ．
Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａｍａｚｉｎｇ ｈｏｗ ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｃｅ ｄｏｗｎ ｂｙ ５０％ ｏｒ ｅｖｅｎ
ｍｏｒｅ． Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｗ ｖｅｒｙ ｔｉｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｒｅａｄｙ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｔ， ｓｏ ｗｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｗａｙ
ｂａｃｋ ｈｏｍｅ． Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌｌｙ ｄｏｎｅ ａ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｄａｙ ｉｎ
ｔｈｅ ｃｉｔｙ ｂｙ ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ．
Ｗｅ ｈａｖｅ ｓａｉｄ ｇｏｏｄ ｂｙｅ ｔｏ Ｐｅｔｅｒ ａｎｄ Ｂｅｉｊｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｎｏｗ ｉｎ Ｗｕｈａｎ． Ｗｅ
ｈａｄ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｆｌｉｇｈｔ ｈｅｒｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｆｌｉｇｈｔ ｗａｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｆｕｌｌ． Ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ
ａｎｄ ｂａｃｋ ａｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ ｗａｓ ａ ｓｅａ ｏｆ ｂｌａｃｋ ｈａｉｒ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｍｅ ：）．
Ｗｕｈａｎ ｉｓ ａｌｓｏ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｕｒｂａｎ ｃｉｔｙ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａ ｌａｒｇｅ ｃｉｔｙ ｏｆ ３ ｍｉｌｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ
ｅａｓｔ ｔｏ ｗｅｓｔ ａｎｄ ２ ｆｒｏｍ ｎｏｒｔｈ ｔｏ ｓｏｕｔｈ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａ ｈｕｇｅ ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ ｃｉｔｙ
ｗｉｔｈ ｍａｎｙ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ， ｍｏｒｅ ｆｏｒ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｔｈａｎ ｔｏｕｒｉｓｍ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｆｅｗ
ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｅｒｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｅｎ ｓｏ ｆａｒ ｅｖｅｎ ａｔ ｏｕｒ ｈｏｔｅｌ．
Ｉｎ ａ ｆｅｗ ｈｏｕｒｓ ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｍｅｅｔ ｏｕｒ ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
ｓｈｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｆｏｒｅｖｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｕｓ． Ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ． Ｉ ｋｅｅｐ
ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｎｏｗ． Ａｔｌｅａｓｔ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ
Ｋｅｖｉｎ， ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ ｎｏ ｏｎｅ． Ｐｌｅａｓｅ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ ｔｏ ｐｒａｙ ｆｏｒ ｏｕｒ ｔｒａｎｓｉｔｉｏｎ． Ｉ
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ ａｇａｉｎ． Ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｓｏ ｔｈａｎｋｆｕｌ ｆｏｒ
ａｌｌ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ．
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