China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen

Wei Chen moves from Chifeng to Tongliao on September first. He explores the Khorchin heartland, visits a quiet trunk market, and reflects on the shift from summer green to autumn gold.

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Episode 32 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Tongliao, China.

Places in this episode: Horqin District, Agula Street, Jinye Plaza, Daqinggou National Nature Reserve, Tongliao Museum, Xiaozhuang Park, Naiman Prince's Mansion, Chifeng.

Covered: Tongliao City Life, Horqin Grassland Ecology, Qing Dynasty History, Local Cuisine, Residence Registration, Digital Payments.

Chapters:
00:00 Chifeng
02:42 Jinye Plaza
06:21 Tongliao

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#TongliaoTravel #InnerMongolia #HorqinGrassland #ChinaTravel #WeiChenPodcast #Daqinggou #XiaozhuangPark #KhorcinCulture #AutumnInChina #TravelTips #BudgetTravel #HiddenGems #MongolianFood #HistoryBuff #ChinaVlog #NomadicLife #SeptemberTravel #ResidencePermit

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Wei Chen spends his final day in Chifeng, visiting the Hongshan Culture Museum, climbing Red Mountain in the drizzle, savoring a last duijia lunch, and reflecting on the jade dragon before catching the overnight train to Harbin. Practical tips on museum visits, local food costs, and travel registration are woven through the narrative.

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Episode 31 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Hongshan Culture Museum, Hongshan, Hada Street, Yulong Street, Harbin, Jiutian International Hotel.

Covered: Hongshan culture and jade dragon, Chifeng local food: duijia and shaomai, Red Mountain hike and views, Travel costs and logistics in Chifeng, Train travel from Chifeng to Harbin.

Chapters:
00:00 Hongshan
02:36 Chifeng
04:52 Yulong Street
05:42 Bus interior
06:27 Jiutian International Hotel
07:27 Train station concourse

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#Chifeng #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #ChinaTravel #InnerMongolia #TrainTravelChina #Duijia #LocalFood #MuseumVisit #RedMountain #UrbanExploration #TravelGuide #ChinaRail #SoloTravel #GrasslandJourney #NortheastChina #HarbinBound

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Wei Chen spends his final day in Chifeng visiting the Hongshan Culture Museum in the rain, climbing Red Mountain, enjoying a duijia lunch and Mongolian dinner, and reflecting on the jade dragon before taking the train to Harbin.

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Episode 30 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Hongshan Culture Museum, Red Mountain, Ershuipin Hutong, Mowa Coffee Roasters, Chifeng Museum, Hada Street, Bailiu Shopping Center, Chenji Dishi.

Covered: Hongshan culture and jade dragon, Chifeng local food, Liao dynasty history, Rainy day reflections, Travel practicalities and costs, Departure to Harbin.

Chapters:
00:00 Hongshan Culture Museum
01:02 Museum interior
02:33 Red Mountain
04:55 Mowa Coffee Roasters
06:06 Hada Street
07:03 Chenji Dishi
08:07 Ershuipin Hutong

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#Chifeng #InnerMongolia #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #RedMountain #Duijia #ChifengMuseum #LiaoDynasty #MongolianFood #TravelChina #ChinaTravel #Grassland #UlanButong #Harbin #ChinaPodcast

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Wei Chen spends his final Chifeng day revisiting the Hongshan Culture Museum, watching the rain on Red Mountain, and enjoying one last duijia lunch before the train to Harbin. Plus practical notes on costs, transit, and registration.

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Episode 29 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Chifeng Museum, Red Mountain, Hongshan district, Songshan district, Hada Street, Chenji Dishi Restaurant, Coffee Stand by me.

Covered: Hongshan culture and jade dragon, Red Mountain and city walk, Local food: duijia and Mongolian dinner, Museum visiting and practical costs, Travel logistics and registration, Reflections on finishing the grassland leg.

Chapters:
00:00 Red Mountain
01:27 Chifeng Museum
02:58 Forest park path
03:48 Coffee Stand by me
05:25 Hada Street
06:12 Restaurant interior
07:39 Quiet room

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#Chifeng #InnerMongolia #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #RedMountain #ChinaTravel #MongolianFood #Duijia #TravelChina #GrasslandJourney #ChinaMuseums #SoloTravel #ChinaRail #Harbin #TravelTips #AutumnLeaves #ChinaHistory

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On his last day in Chifeng, Wei Chen walks through the drizzle to the Hongshan Culture Museum, revisits the jade dragon that started his journey, and reflects on the city's layers of history over a final duijia lunch and a quiet coffee.

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Episode 28 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Hongshan Culture Museum, Red Mountain, Eshipin Hutong, Mowa Coffee Roasters, Wanda Realm Chifeng, Chifeng station.

Covered: Hongshan culture and jade dragon, Chifeng local food and coffee, Museum visiting practicalities, Reflections on place and history, Train travel from Chifeng to Harbin.

Chapters:
00:00 Hongshan Culture Museum
00:28 Museum interior
02:27 Red Mountain
03:12 Mowa Coffee Roasters
05:23 Cafe interior
06:24 Train interior

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#Chifeng #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #InnerMongolia #ChinaTravel #GrasslandTrip #ChineseMuseums #Duijia #LocalFoodChina #ChifengHistory #MongolianCulture #TrainTravelChina #RainyDayMuseum #ChifengFood #ChinaItinerary #TravelChina2026

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Wei Chen spends his final day in Chifeng, visiting the Hongshan Culture Museum, enjoying local food, and reflecting on the journey before departing for Harbin. Practical tips on getting around, costs, and the city's ancient history.

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Episode 27 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Hongshan Culture Museum, Chifeng Museum, Hongshan Park, Hada Street, Wanda Plaza, Coffee Dumbo, Chenji Dishi.

Covered: Chifeng city walk, Hongshan culture and jade dragon, Local food and dining, Museum visiting practicalities, Travel logistics and costs, Reflections on journey.

Chapters:
00:00 Hongshan Culture Museum
01:45 Hongshan Park
03:57 Coffee Dumbo
06:25 Chifeng Museum
08:05 Train station concourse
08:57 Train interior

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#Chifeng #InnerMongolia #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #LiaoDynasty #GrasslandTravel #ChinaTravel #TravelChina #ChifengMuseum #CoffeeDumbo #ChenjiDishi #HarbinTrip #MongolianFood #CulturalTravel #ChinaHistory #TravelTips #SummerInChina

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Wei Chen spends his final day in Chifeng before heading to Harbin, visiting the Yulong Sand Lake desert and reflecting on the summer's journey. He savors local Mongolian food, considers the practicalities of travel, and closes the grassland chapter with a quiet evening in the city.

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Episode 26 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Ulan Butong grassland, Yulong Sand Lake, Chenji Dishi restaurant, Hada Street, Hongshan Park, Mowa Coffee Roasters, Ji Hotel.

Covered: Yulong Sand Lake and desert landscape, Local cuisine and food costs, Travel practicalities and registration, Reflections on Hongshan culture, Grassland journey conclusion.

Chapters:
01:22 Yulong Sand Lake
02:51 Bus ride, engine and road
03:54 Restaurant interior, dishes and talk
04:58 Hada Street
06:31 Ji Hotel

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#Chifeng #YulongSandLake #UlanButong #InnerMongolia #GrasslandTravel #MongolianFood #HongshanCulture #TravelChina #ChinaTravelGuide #DaliLake #HuaziFish #Duijia #ChifengMuseum #HarbinJourney #DesertLake #SustainableTravel #ChinaVisa

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Wei Chen spends his sixth day in Chifeng visiting the Hongshan Culture Museum, the city's red hill, and a late-summer grassland, reflecting on the jade dragon's enduring mystery and the season's turn. With practical notes on museum visits, local costs, and the feel of a city at summer's end.

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Episode 25 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Hongshan Culture Museum, Red Mountain (Hongshan), Mowa Coffee Roasters, Chifeng city, Ulan Butong grassland.

Covered: Hongshan culture and jade dragon, Chifeng city walk and Red Hill, Local food: duijia and Mongolian dinner, Museum visiting practicalities, Late summer grassland reflections.

Chapters:
00:00 Hongshan Culture Museum
01:36 Gallery
03:19 Hilltop
05:12 Mowa Coffee Roasters
06:43 Street
07:28 Taverna
08:19 Rain

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#ChinaTravel #Chifeng #InnerMongolia #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #UlanButong #Grassland #TravelChina #MongolianFood #ChineseHistory #Neolithic #LocalFood #CoffeeInChina #BusTravel #TravelPodcast #RoadTrip #NorthernChina

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Wei Chen rents a motorcycle for a final day on the Ulan Butong grassland, visits a herder's family for lunch, and reflects on the end of summer and the Hongshan jade dragon's journey. He returns to Chifeng for an evening of Mongolian food and a quiet walk through the new city.

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Episode 24 of China Travel Podcast with Wei Chen. Wei Chen is in Chifeng, China.

Places in this episode: Ulan Butong grassland, Hongshan, Hada Street, Chenji Dishi, Yulong Street, Chifeng Museum, Balin Right Banner.

Covered: Motorcycle rental and self-drive on the grassland, Mongolian herding life and winter camps, Ulan Butong grassland late summer landscape, Hongshan jade dragon and museum visit planning, Chifeng dining and evening atmosphere, Nadam festival season and grassland culture.

Chapters:
00:00 Chifeng
01:10 Balin Right Banner
02:37 Grassland wind
03:55 Open field
04:58 Hada Street
05:58 Yulong Street
07:07 Hongshan

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#Chifeng #InnerMongolia #UlanButong #GrasslandTravel #MotorcycleTrip #MongolianFood #MilkTea #HongshanCulture #JadeDragon #ChinaTravel #TravelChina #RoadTrip #NadamFestival #ChenjiDishi #ChifengMuseum #YulongStreet #GrasslandLife #WolfTotem

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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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