The culture and history are just two of the attractions to me about China, but one of my lifetime ambitions is to walk across part of the Great Wall of China – how many people can tell their grand children of this feat.

The Great Wall of China, one of the great wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage in 1987. The wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains stretching approximately 4,163 miles from east to the west of China.

I love the hustle and bustle – people riding around congested, traffic riddled streets, going about their day. I’ve always been a lover of Chinese food, the small noodle stalls on the side of the street, the smell and atmosphere is what makes it an excitable experience.

Other than Beijing, one city I’d visit is Shanghai – in recent years the Chinese government has spent millions (if not billions) on making this one of the most technology advanced cities – this has had a negative effect on the more traditional Shanghai, where locals are moved out of the old run down buildings into new futuristic homes.

Shanghai, Hu for short, is situated on the estuary of Yangtze River of China. It is the largest industrial city in China. Covering an area of 2,239 square miles, Shanghai has a population of 18.7 million, including 2 million floating population.

Known as “the Oriental Paris”, Shanghai is a shopper’s paradise. One of the musts for tourists is Nanjing Road. Huaihai Road intrigues those with modern and fashionable tastes, while Sichuan North Road meets the demands of ordinary folk.

They are so many destinations that I would love to visit, and I am hoping sometime in the foreseeable future that I will sample the culture, and atmosphere of what China has to offer.

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