Ep 88: Pounding the mountains for a slice of history - Discovering Cuandixia

from An Expat in China · host brian salter

Cuandixia is a village dating from the Ming Dynasty and located in the Mentougou District of Beijing. It is home to a plethora of well preserved courtyard homes dating to the Ming and Qing dynasties. But how can you actually get there?"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #laowai #cuandixia #mentougou #cuandixia

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