{"id":1809,"date":"2016-02-26T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2016-05-03T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T13:45:24","slug":"focus-guides-bruce-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/china\/focus-guides-bruce-song\/","title":{"rendered":"A Focus On Our Guides: Bruce Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruce Song, one of our most experienced guides, has been showing Wendy Wu Tours\u2019 customers all over China for seven years. Here, he shares his insider knowledge and top tips, as well as his passion and enthusiasm for his homeland.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best thing about being a Guide?<\/h2>\n

\"bruce<\/a><\/p>\n

Showing my clients my motherland makes me so proud and is something I\u2019ll never tire of. I really enjoy getting to know my clients, hearing their interesting stories and sharing a joke or two. Being one of Wendy Wu Tours’ guides\u00a0requires passion and enthusiasm \u2013 and when I hear how I\u2019ve helped to make my clients\u2019 guided\u00a0China holidays<\/a> memorable for all the right reasons that makes it all worthwhile.<\/p>\n

Where do you like visiting in China the most?<\/h2>\n

\"dali,<\/a><\/h2>\n

<\/h2>\n

Nowadays it\u2019s so hard to actually just be in \u2018the moment\u2019 and focus on the here and now rather than where you\u2019ll be visiting next or what happened yesterday. But Dali in Yunnan Province<\/a> always amazes me. You can simply watch the world go by in the Old Town whilst facing the Cang Mountain. You\u2019ll soak up the local culture and beautiful scenery and forget about everything else. For me, it\u2019s not just about the destination, but the experiences that enrich you along the way.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite Chinese dish?<\/h2>\n

Nothing beats my mum\u2019s cooking! I love spending time with my family and us all having dinner together. My all-time favourite is my mum\u2019s prawn dumplings.<\/p>\n

Are there any undiscovered areas in China that you would recommend visiting?<\/h2>\n

Nujiang in the northwest of the Yunnan Province is still very untouched. There are fifty five ethnic minorities within China and Nujiang is home to the Dulong Minority, one of the smallest of the groups. Life here is lived very simply; most locals live in a hut without any electricity. When visiting this region, you\u2019ll come out appreciating the simple things in life and will also realise what you take for granted! It\u2019s lovely to sit back and watch the local people \u2013 at night they sit by a campfire and sing and dance together \u2013 it looks like so much fun! It\u2019s also filled with beautiful countryside here, with plenty of hiking trails and winding rivers to choose from, so don\u2019t miss out on these.<\/p>\n

Places like these really expand your way of thinking \u2013 many of us become so used to city living, we forget about how the other half live, but places like this make us remember.<\/p>\n

Being from Xian, do you have any insider tips on where to visit in this city?<\/h2>\n

\"terracotta<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, no visit to Xian would be complete without a visit to the Terracotta Warriors<\/a>! But I would also recommend paying a visit to the Hanyangling Museum, which really delves into some of our fascinating history \u2013 in particular Emperor Jindi who was the fourth Emperor of the Han Dynasty over 1,500 years ago. You\u2019ll get up close to the emperor\u2019s tomb as well as seeing a number of ancient relics \u2013 which are covered by glass on the ground that you can walk over. I think it is\u00a0a real mysterious environment.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth taking a walk along the markets of the Muslim Quarter: here you\u2019ll find lots of food stalls; some of which are interesting eats to say the least! You’ll get to see local people catching up with friends and going about their everyday lives here: somewhere to soak up the local atmosphere and culture.<\/p>\n

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We also have amazing tours to Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Japan, India and beyond…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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