{"id":1257,"date":"2016-06-08T00:39:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T00:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2019-01-10T11:55:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T00:55:13","slug":"china-wendy-wu-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/china-wendy-wu-way\/","title":{"rendered":"China! \u2013 The Wendy Wu Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1.jpg\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-768x248.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-1024x331.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-1200x388.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-345x111.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-770x249.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/noscript><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4471 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%20620%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201920%20620%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-768x248.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-1024x331.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-1200x388.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-345x111.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1-770x249.jpg 770w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/China-the-wendy-wu-way-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We love receiving feedback and images from customers, and on this unique occasion we have instead received a poem, China! &#8211; The Wendy Wu Way, by Mr King. It\u2019s so fantastic that we thought it was best to be shared, a<\/strong><strong>nd maybe you will feel inspired to write something too.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>We\u2019ve gathered together our little group<\/h2>\n<h2>From various parts of the world<\/h2>\n<h2>To visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/\">China<\/a> the Wendy Wu way<\/h2>\n<h2>As slowly the country unfurled<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1269\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1269\" class=\"wp-image-1269 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Passengers on Rickshaw Ride, Beijing China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-730x410.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1269\" class=\"wp-image-1269 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20359%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Passengers on Rickshaw Ride, Beijing China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20359%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-730x410.jpg 730w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carle-Betty-King-on-a-rickshaw-Beijing-1024x575.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr &amp; Mrs King, Rickshaw ride through Beijing<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Now who\u2019s the one responsible<\/h2>\n<h2>For controlling this rag-tag team<\/h2>\n<h2>It\u2019s charming Ruby our mother duck<\/h2>\n<h2>She\u2019s the best! \u2013 if you know what I mean<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>For if ever there is a problem<\/h2>\n<h2>She\u2019s there to sort it all out<\/h2>\n<h2>If ever there is a question<\/h2>\n<h2>She\u2019ll answer it &#8211; or else she\u2019ll find out<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1260\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1260\" class=\"wp-image-1260 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Great Wall of China, Beijing China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1260\" class=\"wp-image-1260 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20480%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Great Wall of China, Beijing China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20480%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Beijing-Great-wall-looking-back-nearly-at-the-top-touch-up-Tim-1024x768.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great Wall of China, Beijing<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>We first visited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/beijing\/great-wall-of-china\/\">Great Wall of China<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>And heard how it all came to be<\/h2>\n<h2>This was followed by the Summer Palace<\/h2>\n<h2>Now open for everyone to see<\/h2>\n<h2>Next an overnight train to Xian<\/h2>\n<h2>For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/xian\/terracotta-warriors\/\">Terracotta Warriors <\/a>&#8211; naturally<\/h2>\n<h2>Thousands were smashed, some now repaired<\/h2>\n<h2>Put on show for just you and me<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>We\u2019ve seen Bell Towers, Drum Towers, Pagodas<\/h2>\n<h2>Temples and city lights as well<\/h2>\n<h2>Together with old parts of cities<\/h2>\n<h2>So far the trip has been swell<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The drivers and guides have done a first class job<\/h2>\n<h2>Of showing us and getting us about<\/h2>\n<h2>They\u2019re all so proud of the job they do. . . . . . . .<\/h2>\n<h2>Presenting their country \u2013 of that there\u2019s no doubt<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1263\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-image-1263 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Yangtze River Cruising China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-image-1263 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20427%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Yangtze River Cruising China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20427%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-23-Yangtze-River-Cruising-Day-9-Alan-WOC-6-1024x683.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yangtze River Cruising<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>For we sailed along part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/yangtze-river\/\">Yangtze<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Greatest river that China can boast<\/h2>\n<h2>We\u2019ve visited the Hydro, gone up the locks<\/h2>\n<h2>It\u2019s a project this country can boast<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>We departed the boat \u2013 our next highlight to have<\/h2>\n<h2>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/chengdu\/\">Chengdu <\/a>for the Great Panda bears<\/h2>\n<h2>A national treasure of this fair land<\/h2>\n<h2>Fear of extinction raised great many fears<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/kunming\/stone-forest\/\">Stone Forrest<\/a> area of Kunming<\/h2>\n<h2>Was our next unusual \u2013 right?<\/h2>\n<h2>Millennia ago it was good ol\u2019e sea bed<\/h2>\n<h2>Now weathered it\u2019s a spectacular sight.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1272\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1272\" class=\"wp-image-1272 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Stone Forest, Kunming China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1272\" class=\"wp-image-1272 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20480%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Stone Forest, Kunming China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20480%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Stone-Forest-Shilin-Kunming-Christine-CYA-3-1024x768.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stone Forest, Kunming<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>It\u2019s not easy being a tourist<\/h2>\n<h2>Though people might envy us so<\/h2>\n<h2>There\u2019s a price to pay for our experiences<\/h2>\n<h2>Here\u2019s a couple just to put them in the know<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>There can be hours and hours cooped in coaches<\/h2>\n<h2>Gauging drinking with stops along the route<\/h2>\n<h2>Early morning rises \u2013 there\u2019s traffic to beat<\/h2>\n<h2>Or planes to catch just to boot<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>There are sellers who want you to buy things<\/h2>\n<h2>Whether you really want them or not<\/h2>\n<h2>They\u2019re persistent after all it\u2019s their existence<\/h2>\n<h2>As Government support is not of their lot<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1267\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1267\" class=\"wp-image-1267 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Li River in Guilin China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1267\" class=\"wp-image-1267 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20427%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Li River in Guilin China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20427%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Guilin-to-Yangshuo-on-Li-River2-Rebecca-Ryan-WOC-1024x683.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Li River, Guilin<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>There are many more things to contend with<\/h2>\n<h2>But you learn to take it in stride<\/h2>\n<h2>Just \u201cgo with the flow\u201d &#8211; a common saying<\/h2>\n<h2>Is right as you travel far and wide<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>An example of this was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/guilin\/\">Guilin<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>As we arrived to cruise down the Li<\/h2>\n<h2>The rains came down and the river rose<\/h2>\n<h2>And flooded our des-tin-y<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Hangzhou is the playground of Shanghainese<\/h2>\n<h2>Who love West Lake for its water and trees<\/h2>\n<h2>Suzhou is popular for its gardens supreme<\/h2>\n<h2>Have you seen them? There just the bees\u2019 knees<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1270\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1270\" class=\"wp-image-1270 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Huangpu River at night, Shanghai, China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1270\" class=\"wp-image-1270 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20427%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Huangpu River at night, Shanghai, China!\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20427%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2012-07-28-Night-cruise-on-Huangpu-River-Day-15-Shanghai-Alan-WOC-4-1024x683.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Night Cruise along Huangpu River, Shanghai<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>And now the last stop has finally arrived<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/shanghai\/\">Shanghai<\/a> \u2013 I\u2019m afraid there\u2019s no more<\/h2>\n<h2>This bustling, flourishing former \u201cParis of the East\u201d<\/h2>\n<h2>Has ended an eye opening tour<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>I\u2019ve acknowledged most people in the verses just past<\/h2>\n<h2>But there\u2019s one group I\u2019ve left to the last<\/h2>\n<h2>And that\u2019s you my fellow travellers<\/h2>\n<h2>I \u201cthank you\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s been such a blast!<\/h2>\n<p><em>Neptune (Sea King \u2013 C King \u2013 Carle King)&nbsp;&nbsp; 19\/5\/2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/china\/tours\/grand-tour-of-china.htm\"><strong>Take Me There: Grand Tour of China<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This wide-ranging tour has China&#8217;s top destinations covered, including all that Mr King discovered on his trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love receiving feedback and images from customers, and on this unique occasion we have instead received a poem, China! &#8211; The Wendy Wu Way, by Mr King. 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