Originally Posted by
gsforfree
Any suggestions of where else to go? How is it getting around without knowing any Chinese?
I will recommend Hangzhou (West Lake) and Huangshan (aka Yellow Mountains), the Grand Canyon of China. You can take a train from Shanghai to Hangzhou.
Originally Posted by
gsforfree
How is it getting around without knowing any Chinese?
Not a problem...there are lot of Chinese that speaks English. It is my recommendation to learn some phrases and some words in Chinese.
Originally Posted by
gsforfree
We're probably going to be about two weeks in China and will want to experience something more than the typical tourist spots.
Back in 2001, we took a bus trip from Shanghai to a village (about a hour or so from Shanghai). We saw people working in the race paddies and there were homes with thatch roofing and etc. on our way to this village. This village was somewhat surround by water, there were canals, this place had a lot of poets and etc. years ago and etc. It was a very nice place to visit. If I can find the name of the village, I will post it.