The new me made by China trip

by Saowalak Phetcharat (Thailand)

I didn't expect to find China

I just had the longest trip of my life last year!. It's probably not that long for those who travel a lot.This trip lasted 18 days.I started from the north(Heilongjiang) to the south. I stayed in hostel because I wanted to save money and get to know new friends in the hostel. China was truly incredible. Every city is extremely different even though they're so close to each other.The most interesting things are locals and ancient places.Till now I'm still wondering how could people built them at that time. Guess where did I visit first?,absolutely! The Great Wall.Visit all of Wonders of the world is one of my goals as well.Anyway The great was so beautiful and so long.You can't even see the end of the wall.It'd be even more excited if you read about history of it first.I couldn't even believe that it was made humans with using any machines.Then I went Forbidden city, Tiananmen square, Summer palace and National museum of China.You can still feel smell of primitiveness in Beijing.when the plane was about to land in Beijing. I looked out of the window and realized that this world is so huge. At that time I knew that I couldn't stay only in one place anymore. I have to travel the world at least once a year. The next station was Shanghai, Xi'an ,Hangzhou and Suzhou. Shanghai was the most different one for me. It didn't even look like China. According to the buildings ,streets ,foods and even locals. If you read history about Shanghai you will know that Shanghai was a center of culture since then. Plus,Shanghai in the most modern City in China. Compare Shanghai to Beijing and Xi'an, they are like different worlds. Everything was so modern in Shanghai. I was amazed with many things that I never seen them in Thailand before. Xi'an is a must!! I recommend you guys to go to Xi'an. Xi'an is a former capital of China and there is a wall also there. I stayed in the hostel next to the wall. You can also ride a bike-cycle around the wall. It was so beautiful at night. Landmark of Xi'an is absolutely Terracotta. It was a little bit haunt for me at first. This tomb is really wonderful and interesting. This trip was so long and I was exhausted. But I have learned a lot. I think these lessons I would never know If I didn't travel. I've change my perspective to the worlds. I judged everything easily before. Now I don't do that anymore. I found out that every country has amazing cultures, foods , languages, locals and many new things to see. I wish I would be able to travel around Asia before I turn 30. I think I can do that. Travel is more than travel you guys! Once you go out to see the world I promise that you can't stop. This just just a short story of 20 year old girls who started to travel the world and learn new things as much as she can. I wish you guys would have fun reading my story. Thank you so much.