One would have started this post by saying Hello in Chinese, however, this iPad doesn’t have the Chinese alphabet thus Hello from Beijing will have to do! After a 9 hour ‘red eye’ flight, we touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport. One was amazed to see the speed...
As one implied, this afternoon was about visiting Beijings famous landmarks including The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The city has made strides in terms of accessibility as a result of the 2008 Paralympic Games and this is clearly visible at the entrance of The Forbidden City… A short...
As one mentioned yesterday, the plan for today was to head across Beijing to the Olympic Park which is home to structures including the Birds Nest and Water Cube constructed for the 2008 Games. However, one first had to navigate the Beijing Subway Network which is amongst the longest...
As one exited the Beijing Subway Network, the sight of the Beijing Olympic Tower (which is 246.8 metres) greeted us. However, the first aim was to roll to the iconic Birds Nest Stadium and Water Cube. As one would expect from a modern Olympic Park, the majority of the...
Today, we headed outside the city of Beijing and travelled to Badaling where a section of The Great Wall of China is located before stretching a further 7800km. One chose to scale the wall at Badaling as there is also a section that is wheelchair accessible. However, before exploring...
After visiting The Great Wall of China, one headed back to Beijing to experience Temple of Heaven… Accessibility wise, it is clear that efforts have been made to improve access across the site… However, some modifications are a little questionable including this one leading to the Temple… Albeit quite...
It was an early start as one headed to Beijing West train station to catch the Bullet Train to Xi’an. On entrance to the station, one is required to go through security showing your passport and ticket but other than that it was a rather simple process. Wheelchair users...
Before heading to visit the Terracotta Warriors, one took a trip to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda which is one of the most famous landmarks in Xi’An. It is worth noting that this requires some prior planning unless you are fluent in Mandarin otherwise one could end up going...
After a quick visit to a Terracotta Warrior factory and craft centre, with level access, one headed out to the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum in Lintang where the original Terracotta Warriors are located. It is worth noting that the ‘accessible’ routes around the site are a little confusing and even...
Today, one was able to experience an domestic Chinese Airport as we caught the 2 hour internal flight from Xi’An to Shanghai. One of the main things to note is that, as airports such as Xi’An only deals with a handful of international tourists, English isn’t as widely spoken...
After dropping ones bags off at the hotel in Shanghai, we took the short walk down to The Bund which runs alongside the Huangpu River overlooking the iconic skyline… The area is also fully wheelchair accessible with several ramps to access the waterfront plus drop curbs located in appropriate...
Today, one headed across the city to the Shanghai Tower (which is the tallest in China and second tallest in the world as of 2017)… As one arrived at the tower, we were guided through the rear entrance as there are escalators down to the main entrance. This involved...
