Wei Chen returns to the Ulan Butong grassland for a final day, joining a wool-cutting at a herder's camp, reflecting on the Mongolian concept of suhe (fortune), watching a late-summer thunderstorm roll over the plateau, and comparing the grass's flavour to the iron tang of history. A meditation on the deep tastes and smells of Inner Mongolia.

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Episode 23 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Ulan Butong grassland, Black Wind Ridge.

Covered: Grassland herding and wool work, Mongolian cuisine and daily life, Weather and landscape of Ulan Butong, Reflections on place and history, Local guide experience.

Chapters:
02:08 Camp interior, fire crackle
04:15 Open grassland, wind
07:19 Quiet grassland after rain

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#UlanButong #InnerMongolia #Chifeng #GrasslandLife #MongolianCulture #NomadLife #ChinaTravel #TravelChina #YurtStay #MongoliaTravel #HerderLife #Grassland #WolfTotem #SummerRain #ChinaPodcast #SlowTravel

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Wei Chen explores the Hongshan Culture Museum in Chifeng, tracing the origins of the jade dragon and the people who made it, then reflects on the city's layers over a local dinner.

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Episode 22 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Hongshan Park, Hongshan Culture Museum, Chifeng Museum, Chenji Dishi, Balin Youqi, Liao Shangjing, Ulan Butong.

Covered: Chifeng Hongshan culture, Local food: duijia and milk tea, Chifeng museum and city walk, Mongolian history and archaeology, Travel practicalities in Chifeng.

Chapters:
00:00 Hongshan Park
00:38 Museum
03:03 Balin Youqi
04:54 Liao Shangjing
06:03 Ulan Butong
08:22 Night

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#Chifeng #InnerMongolia #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #ChinaTravel #MongolianFood #Duijia #MilkTea #Grassland #ChifengMuseum #HongshanPark #LiaoDynasty #TravelChina #ChinaHistory #MongoliaLife #EthnicTravel #SilkRoad

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Wei Chen wakes in a yurt on the Ulan Butong grassland, learns to make Mongolian milk tea, watches a Naadam archery contest, and reflects on the Hongshan jade dragon and the vast, quiet country of Inner Mongolia.

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Episode 21 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Ulan Butong, Balin Youqi, Dali Lake.

Covered: Ulan Butong grassland, Naadam festival, Mongolian milk tea and food, Hongshan culture and jade dragon, Grassland self-drive and road conditions, Yurt stay practicalities.

Chapters:
02:07 Ulan Butong
06:05 Chifeng
09:32 Night wind

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#UlanButong #InnerMongolia #GrasslandTravel #NaadamFestival #MongolianMilkTea #YurtStay #HongshanCulture #ChifengMuseum #WolfTotem #ChinaTravel #TravelChina #MongolianLamb #GrasslandNight #DaliLake #RoadTripChina

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Wei Chen arrives in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, from Chengde, and heads straight for the Ulan Butong grassland. He reflects on the journey, the landscape, and the practicalities of traveling in this part of China, from road conditions to the cost of a yurt stay.

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Episode 20 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Chifeng Museum, Ulan Butong, Dali Lake, Hexigten Global Geopark, Ji Hotel.

Covered: Chifeng city, Ulan Butong grassland, Hongshan culture, Practical travel info, Grassland yurt stay.

Chapters:
00:00 Chifeng
01:33 Chifeng Museum
03:19 Ulan Butong
04:22 Dali Lake
05:38 Campfire crackling
06:45 Hexigten Global Geopark
08:16 Grassland morning

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#ChinaTravel #InnerMongolia #ChifengCity #UlanButong #GrasslandLife #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #MongolianFood #YurtStay #DaliLake #HexigtenGeopark #NaadamFestival #TravelChina2026 #GrasslandAdventure #MongolianHeritage #ChifengMuseum

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On his final day in Chengde, Wei Chen walks the rain-soaked Mountain Resort, reflects on the impermanence of empire, and savors one last bowl of lamb soup before heading north to the grasslands.

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Episode 19 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chengde, China.

Places in this episode: Chengde Mountain Resort, Wenjin Pavilion, Lizheng Gate, Shuangxinlou, Erxianju Night Market, China Construction Bank, Milu Coffee, Little Potala.

Covered: Chengde in rain, Imperial history, Local food costs, Travel preparation, Chengde reflections.

Chapters:
00:00 Hotel room interior, rain on window
00:31 Lizheng Gate
02:16 Shuangxinlou
03:37 Erxianju Night Market
04:40 Milu Coffee
06:36 Little Potala
07:42 Quiet room, night

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#Chengde #ChinaTravel #Hebei #BishuShanzhuang #MountainResort #PingquanLambSoup #ManchuEightBowls #MiluCoffee #RainyDayChengde #ImperialChina #QingDynasty #ChengdeDiaries #ChinaPodcast #TravelChina #ChengdeHotels #GrasslandsNext #Bashang #Saihanba

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Wei Chen spends his final full day in Chengde before heading north—visiting the Little Potala in the morning, savoring a lamb soup lunch, and reflecting on the city's imperial history and the practical costs of travel, from bus fares to the Mountain Resort ticket.

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Episode 18 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chengde, China.

Places in this episode: Putuo Zongcheng Temple (Little Potala), Erxianju Night Market, Huoshenmiao bus GPS centre, Wulie River, Chengde Mountain Resort, Shuangqiao District.

Covered: Chengde Mountain Resort and Outer Temples, Imperial history and Macartney mission, Manchu-Mongol cuisine and local food, Local transportation and bus cards, Packing and moving on from Chengde, Travel costs and budgeting in China.

Chapters:
00:00 Quiet city street at dawn
01:35 Temple courtyard
03:23 Huoshenmiao bus GPS centre
06:38 Restaurant interior
08:24 Quiet room with rain

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#ChengdeTravel #ChinaTravel #HebeiTourism #LittlePotala #ManchuFood #LambSoup #NightMarket #ChengdeDiaries #TravelChina #ImperialHistory #ChinaCulture #GrasslandsJourney #PingquanLambSoup #Erxianju #BusCard #QingDynasty #SoloTravelChina #ExploreChengde

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Wei Chen spends his final full day in Chengde inside the Mountain Resort's Wenjin Library, tracing the fate of the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries and the emperor who built a summer capital to rule an empire of books and borders. A quiet episode about the weight of libraries.

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Episode 17 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chengde, China.

Places in this episode: Wenjin Pavilion, Yongyou Temple, Shuangxinlou, Rehe Geological Museum, Pule Temple, Erxianju Night Market.

Covered: Wenjin Library and Four Treasuries, Digital garden exhibition, Final reflections on Chengde, Costs of meals and coffee, Qianlong and impermanence.

Chapters:
00:00 Wenjin Pavilion
03:33 Yongyou Temple
05:29 Shuangxinlou
08:05 Erxianju Night Market

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#Chengde #ChengdeMountainResort #WenjinPavilion #ChineseHistory #QingDynasty #TravelChina #ChinaPodcast #ChengdeTravel #LibraryHistory #Hebei #UNESCO #ChinaTravel #SlowTravel #EmperorQianlong #LiteraryHistory #RainyDayTravel

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Wei Chen spends a quiet morning inside the Chengde Mountain Resort, reflects on the Macartney mission's failed diplomacy, and enjoys a final lamb soup before preparing to leave for the grasslands. Practical notes on costs, visas, and transit cards round out the episode.

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Episode 16 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chengde, China.

Places in this episode: Chengde Mountain Resort, Lizheng Gate, Wenjin Pavilion, Danbo Jingcheng Hall, Shuangxinlou, Puning Temple, Erxianju Night Market, Yan Yu Lou.

Covered: Chengde Mountain Resort in early morning, Macartney mission and Qing diplomacy, Chengde practical transit and costs, Puning Temple and Guanyin statue, Preparation to leave Chengde.

Chapters:
00:00 Lizheng Gate
02:06 Lakeshore
03:15 Wenjin Pavilion
04:34 The Temple Cafe
06:56 Erxianju Night Market

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#ChengdeTravel #MountainResort #ChinaTravel #Hebei #QingDynasty #MacartneyMission #LambSoup #PuningTemple #TravelChina #SummerPalace #UNESCO #ChinaHistory

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Wei Chen spends a rainy day inside Chengde's Mountain Resort, watching the imperial performance 'Audience with the Emperor,' exploring the Wenjin Pavilion library, and reflecting on the Macartney mission. He seeks shelter at The Temple Cafe and ends the day with a quiet meal at Shuangxinlou, pondering the diplomacy of weather and walls.

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Episode 15 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chengde, China.

Places in this episode: Lizheng Gate, Danbo Jingcheng Hall, Wenjin Pavilion, The Temple Cafe, Shuangxinlou, Erxianju Night Market, Puning Temple, Chengde Hotel.

Covered: Chengde Mountain Resort in rain, Imperial performance 'Audience with the Emperor', Macartney mission and Qing diplomacy, Shuangxinlou restaurant and gaidao rou, The Temple Cafe and local coffee, Erxianju Night Market in rain.

Chapters:
00:00 Lizheng Gate
01:29 Wenjin Pavilion
03:17 Erxianju Night Market
04:12 Shuangxinlou
06:29 City street, light rain
07:54 Puning Temple

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#Chengde #ChinaTravel #ChengdeMountainResort #RainyDayTravel #ImperialChina #QingDynasty #MacartneyMission #GaidaoRou #TheTempleCafe #Shuangxinlou #ErxianjuNightMarket #WenjinPavilion #Hebei #SummerTravel #ChinaHistory #Podcast

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Wei Chen explores Chengde's historical role as the Qing dynasty's frontier stage, from the Mountain Resort to the Outer Temples, and reflects on the Macartney mission. He also samples Pingquan lamb soup and visits the Rehe Geological Museum, considering the practicalities of a day in this cool imperial retreat.

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Episode 14 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chengde, China.

Places in this episode: Chengde Mountain Resort, Lizheng Gate, Erxianju Night Market, Rehe Geological Museum, Puning Temple, Shuangxinlou, Shuangluan District, Shuangta Mountain.

Covered: Chengde Mountain Resort, Outer Eight Temples, Macartney mission, Chengde local food, Shuangta Mountain, Chengde geology.

Chapters:
00:00 Lizheng Gate
01:44 Rehe Geological Museum
04:21 Shuangluan District
05:57 FULL House Coffee Bar
08:00 Erxianju Night Market
09:50 Quiet room

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#Chengde #Hebei #ChinaTravel #MountainResort #OuterTemples #PuningTemple #ShuangtaMountain #ReheGeologicalMuseum #ManchuCuisine #PingquanLambSoup #ErxianjuNightMarket #QingDynasty #MacartneyMission #SummerPalace #TravelChina #ChinaHistory #HebeiTravel #Jehol

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