Taken in the afternoon heat, about 42 degrees. Entry to the village was 30 yuan plus a 10 yuan shuttle, and the quiet lanes are further back past the entrance shops. Route, costs and the rest of the day around Turpan are here: https://traveldayztravel.com/turpan-xinjiang/

These were hanging at a stall on Frog Alley, where I also tasted my way to a half kilo of the green ones (about 80 yuan a kilo). The valley is free to enter now and I paid 23 yuan for the shuttle loop, route and prices from the day are here: https://traveldayztravel.com/turpan-grape-valley/

Temple of Heaven or Tian Tan is a historical building in Beijing. built in 1423, and used by Ming and Qing dynasty.

One of the must see attractions in Beijing, if you still hesitate, refer to this youtube video with English subtitles: https://youtu.be/-sBYijcKJs8

Tianjin is one if the cities with most western buildings. Of course this church is it.

Chinese speaking vlog with English subtitles in Tianjin https://youtu.be/NR2okPKft_I

Bird Nest was built for the Olympics game and since then it had became the venue for different concerts and events.

Visited this wonderful site at night. What a magnificent places on youtube vlog with English subtitles https://youtu.be/tHf8vu6Qtvg

One of the most iconic buildings in capital and it is the forbidden city in Beijing

Watch the vlog and tips through the lens of foreigners on YouTube with English subtitles https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X97XftRqsmQ&list=PLattA5hGDV79N1Gvy03Xq0hi-VRhpaFIc&index=6&pp=iAQB

Jiaolong Chuhai (蛟龙出海, "Dragon Emerging from the Sea") sits at the highest point on Nalati Grassland's Panlong Valley Road. The name comes from the switchback road below, which winds through forested hills in one long coiling line.

We stayed up here for a couple of hours on 27 August. The view stacks green grassland at the base, dense spruce forest in the middle, and snow-capped peaks in the distance. It's what Nalati is known for, and it genuinely delivered.

The wooden boardwalk climbs from the bus drop-off to the hilltop meadow, and there's a cafe on the deck if you want to sit with the view longer. We had an osmanthus coffee and an iced coconut latte — both weak by Melbourne standards, but the view more than made up for it.

this is right inside the Horgos Free Trade Zone, the actual China-Kazakhstan border runs through it. you go through Chinese immigration to get in, and as a foreigner you don't pay the entry permit fee Chinese nationals need. honestly the duty free shopping inside wasn't up to much, alcohol and cigarettes were the only real price difference, but standing right at the border was worth the stop on its own. full write-up here if useful: https://traveldayztravel.com/china-kazakhstan-border/