Category: PRC – China

International travel, expeditions, hiking and trekking exploits to the People’s Republic of China (China).

Peter Burton
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2nd July 2024
The Terracotta Warriors – Xi’an, China
This month we have a double bill. Yesterday we shared our trip to Angkor Wat. Today we share our trip to visit see the army of Terracotta Warriors which were discovered by farmers in Xi’an, China while digging a well back in 1974. Today the excavated fragments are being meticulously pieced back together by a…
PRC – China, Travel – International
Peter Burton
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7th July 2021
Kai Tak airport, Hong Kong – the Bajan connection
Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong closed on 6th July 1998. Landing at Kai Tak was a one-of-a-kind experience for pilots and passengers alike. It was breath-taking. With mountains on the port [left hand] side as you flew through a very distinct urban corridor of medium rise buildings bound by high rise buildings on either side,…
Bajan People, Barbados during World War I and World War II, Barbados Post World War II, PRC – China, PRC – Hong Kong SAR, Remembrance Sunday