One thing that’s surprised me about living in China is how easy it is to get around by train and the number of weekend trips it’s possible to do. Teachers at York regularly head to cities like Shanghai and Hong Kong, and go hiking at scenic sites like the Yellow Mountains in Anhui Province or Wuyishan in Fujian Province.
Alright, so there are some places where it’s totally easy to avoid using plastic. And then there’s China- a country so reliant on single-use plastics, that it’s not uncommon to see a woman double wrap her apple in a plastic bag, and then sit down and eat it not even five minutes later.
This was my first trip out of Fuzhou and certainly won’t be my last. Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, was a hike I will remember! Here is my story on hiking Yellow mountain!
At 15km in length and the highest point at a maximum depth of 3790m, the Tiger Leaping Gorge is an impressive and dramatic hike in Yunnan Province, deep in Western China.
About two weeks into my life in China, I signed up for a trip to Ningbo. I was excited to explore outside of Fuzhou and meet some people from other branches at the school.
