AT#954 - Travel to China (Beijing and Gannan)

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Hear about travel to Beijing, China, and the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Gansu) as the Amateur Traveler discusses the first half of a recent press trip to China, sponsored by the Chinese Tourism Board. Seven days let you pair Beijing’s imperial centers and Great Wall with the yak‑grazed valleys, monasteries, and soaring limestone of Gannan—history and highlands in a single, unforgettable loop. Morning Land at PEK or PKX before noon. A pre‑booked car or the Airport Express gets you downtown in 45‑60 minutes. Stay inside the 2nd Ring Road to limit traffic headaches. Afternoon Forbidden City (Palace Museum) – Reserve tickets with your passport in advance; allow 3‑4 hrs to navigate the 960 × 750 m compound of 980 buildings. Travel China Guide Exit the North Gate and climb Jingshan Park for the classic rooftop panorama. Day 1 | Arrive Beijing ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-beijing-and-gannan/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.3	coasters, picturesque mountain villages, and the Great Wall.
1:05.9	As we go to China to Beijing and the Ganon-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu.
1:14.1	This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler.
1:16.3	Let's talk about China.
1:20.5	This is another solo episode of Amateur Traveler, although I'll be helped by some of my traveling
1:25.7	companions and guides, but I'm back this week
1:29.2	from a two-week trip in China. And it was a press trip. It was sponsored by the Chinese
1:34.5	Tourism Board. And really, it was three different trips. And so we started with three days and
1:41.5	three nights in Beijing. And then we went to the province of Gansu. And I'll be
1:47.9	talking a lot more about Gansu. And the first thing that we did when we got there, we flew from
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