Originally Posted by moondog
BTW, it goes without saying that I think your extra nigh in BJ was a gift you should treasure.
Most definitely! It was the culmination of one of my most enjoyable holidays ever - a very late decision to spend the New Year in China with nothing planned and ten days to go and do what I want.
I ended up in Kunming and then Lijiang; bought a ticket to Lanzhou with Jiayuguan in mind; but didn't take the flight because I met a fellow traveller and both of us hired a car to go to Zhongdian instead.