CHINA
Country Overview:
“Love the food, hate the government”
I arrived in China in May 2013 and left August 2020. I taught English for awhile, did my master’s of politics & foreign policy at Tsinghua University, worked for a year at China Today, and then two years at Xinhua News Agency. I spent most of my time in Beijing, but also traveled to Shanghai, Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, Shenzhen, Panjin, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Sanya, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Yonghegong - Lama Temple
This place is pretty cool. I live like 5 minutes away, so it's nice to just come here and hangout sometimes. Monks really do live here and can be found reciting Tibetan prayers and taking care of the offerings left by all the visitors.