It has only just dawned on me that in six days time I will be wandering the streets of China, letting loose my mandarin phrase book (particular sections of interest include romance and homosexuality, what more could a tourist need when strolling around some of the world's oldest buddhist temples?!) and featuring in many Chinese-in-awe-of-westerner's photos.
All I have to prepare me so far is a rather poor excuse of an organisational folder containing information on where the pandas are, which zoos provide the best panda experience and where the nearest pandas are to my hostels. Perhaps I shouldn't be so laid back about travelling 14 hours away from my timezone.
Interesting facts I have picked up on from my minuscule research so far is:
- Deodorant is frowned upon so I had best stock up on right guard before I embark on my travels
- Overnight sleeper trains contain hot water taps because they enjoy their pot noodles too much
- And finally on my tour programme a lot of mornings feature early starts with something I believe is called wu shu....
It's time I stopped watching mulan on repeat in hope that getting 'let's get down to business, and defeaaaat, the huns' in my head will provide enough insight into China to get me through four weeks. Oh, and it's also time to stop promising people I will bring them back a real chinese sweet and sour chicken ball, there's only so much grease and batter I can fit in my rucksack!
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