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My Dads coming to china next month. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY

In the time he'll be here i'll have 9 days in a row off. I wanna take him to Beijing, Xi'an and a few places around here. Any other recommendations?? This is his first time out of Australia, he is an Artist and wants to see some of life here. I know Beijing and Xi'an are "touristy" but i guess you cant come here without seeing that stuff.

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated, this is the first time any of my family have come to see me so i'm REALLY, REALLY, REALLY excited.

He doesn't drink beer.

Definitely put Guilin/Yangshuo on the itenerary. Some of the world's most amazing scenery!

Some of the mountain areas of Yunnan, like around Dajiang and many others, are pretty spectacular too.

Xinjiang.  Or Yunnan.

No, Xinjiang.

OK he has told me he doesn't want me to hold his hand the entire time that he is here, so i may just send him off to these places. I'd kill to go to Xinjian, the food rocks, but i dont think that i will have time this trip. Will def try to look into it though. Anything in the Wuxi Suzhou areas???

You have to do Tiger Hill ... what about TongLi?

What sort of artist?  If your dad comes to Xi'an on a weekend when I am free I can take him to meet a 'nong min hua' (peasant farmer painter), plus a traditional scroll painter - who also does other things - and a modern artist.  What would he like to see?

Oh man thank you LE he would love that, he is a photo realist but is interested in all sorts of art.

Gonna take him to the humble administrators garden, tongli is also a great idea, some thing i hadn't thought of.

Thanks all.

It's confirmed, my dad arrives here on July 1st.

So i'm gonna work for the first week that he is here then head off for 9 days of travel and father daughter bonding.

I can't wait, will keep you updated.

LE hope to see you in Xi'an, Noels and Cheeks hope we can catch up in Beijing.

That's great Bugs. I hope you have a wonderful time with your Dad.

Of course you can't forget the famous Taizhou in Zhejiang. Definately a can't miss!


I'm just shameless 

And just what is Taizhou famous for Exactly???

Lol

Taizhou is famous for it's strange creature called the Ba_Ba_La. This creature seems to be more a night dweller, you will often see it sitting in one of the local pubs imbibing wine or beer. The Ba_Ba_La should not be feared. It is a social creature that craves conversation. This a rare creature and frankly a one in a lifetime chance to see.

Well looks like i may have to try and hunt this rare and unusual creature down. Thanks for the tip.

Taizhou is famous for it's strange creature called the Ba_Ba_La. This creature seems to be more a night dweller, you will often see it sitting in one of the local pubs imbibing wine or beer. The Ba_Ba_La should not be feared. It is a social creature that craves conversation. This a rare creature and frankly a one in a lifetime chance to see.

How high is it on the evolutionary scale, and what does it mate with??

It rates just above tree slugs and tends to mate with unsuitable Filipino men.