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Journey to Beijing
Journey to Beijing
Journey to Beijing
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This book gives an account of some amazing places which the author was fortunate to visit in China--from magical Guilin to historical Zunyi; from the stunning Three Gorges to tropical Hainan; from cities of the eastern provinces to the Avatar mountains of Zhangjiajie; from relaxing Xishuangbanna to hectic Hong Kong and Macau; and in the north from the Mongolian grasslands of Nei Menggu to the heart of it all: Beijing.

Many people travel today, with something approaching 10,000,000 people in the air on an average day. Yet this is only a fraction of those who travel by other means. Why? For relaxation? For education? To get away? Or simply to say they have "been there"? On his own travels, the author saw many tourists arrive at a scene, struggle to get to a vantage point, get there, take the obligatory photograph and move on. They have not even looked, let alone appreciated where they are. All they are doing is ticking off places on their "bucket list".

In this book, the author is striving to delve deeper, especially when it comes to the significance of Beijing.
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Release dateOct 30, 2019
ISBN9781528967884
Journey to Beijing
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Greg McEnnally

Greg McEnnally was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. For most of his life he has worked as a teacher, having graduated from Canberra University with a Bachelor of Applied Science. He taught science and mathematics mainly in Australia and Papua New Guinea, before switching to teaching English to speakers of other languages with a certificate from Cambridge University. Subsequently, he taught in Indonesia then ten years in China. In 2018, he walked the Camino in Spain, this book being an account of his experiences.

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