{"id":402,"date":"2015-01-22T10:08:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T10:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=402"},"modified":"2020-03-05T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T12:59:57","slug":"poem-the-wonders-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/china\/poem-the-wonders-of-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Poem: The Wonders of China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Come to China<\/p>\n<p>With Wendy Wu<\/p>\n<p>Wondrous sights<\/p>\n<p>Wait for you.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Forbidden City<\/p>\n<p>Tiananmen Square<\/p>\n<p>A million people<\/p>\n<p>Can gather there.<\/p>\n<p>Mountain high<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s Great Wall<\/p>\n<p>Magnificent views<\/p>\n<p>Sure to enthrall.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese meals<\/p>\n<p>Tasty with spice<\/p>\n<p>Toffee potatoes<\/p>\n<p>Vegetables and rice<\/p>\n<p>Acrobatics<\/p>\n<p>Kung Fu show<\/p>\n<p>Juggling, motorbikes<\/p>\n<p>Whizz high and low<\/p>\n<p>Xi\u2019an singing fountains<\/p>\n<p>Bright coloured lights<\/p>\n<p>Shopping Malls<\/p>\n<p>With overhead sights<\/p>\n<p>Lego high rises<\/p>\n<p>Peaceful parks<\/p>\n<p>Dragon boats<\/p>\n<p>Ceramic arts<\/p>\n<p>Warrior soldiers<\/p>\n<p>Terracotta clay<\/p>\n<p>Rain imminent<\/p>\n<p>Clouds grey<\/p>\n<p>Neon signs<\/p>\n<p>Mimosa trees<\/p>\n<p>Lemon, jasmine<\/p>\n<p>Chinese teas<\/p>\n<p>City wall<\/p>\n<p>Happiness Gate<\/p>\n<p>Meet 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be late<\/p>\n<p>Traditional dances<\/p>\n<p>Dumpling dinner<\/p>\n<p>Muslim market<\/p>\n<p>Marissa\u2019s a winner<\/p>\n<p>Pagoda Park<\/p>\n<p>Tai Chi and song!<\/p>\n<p>Calligraphy<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Mahjong<\/p>\n<p>Five Star toilets!<\/p>\n<p>Or Chinese squat<\/p>\n<p>Security searches<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve done the lot<\/p>\n<p>Yangtze River<\/p>\n<p>Here we come<\/p>\n<p>To view the wondrous<\/p>\n<p>Three Gorge Dam<\/p>\n<p>Jade water<\/p>\n<p>Fishing nets<\/p>\n<p>Bamboo wheel<\/p>\n<p>No time to rest<\/p>\n<p>Oriental<\/p>\n<p>Fashion Show<\/p>\n<p>Ferry the river<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s go, go, go.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the pandas<\/p>\n<p>Chew bamboo<\/p>\n<p>See fresh water pearls<\/p>\n<p>Cormorants fishing too<\/p>\n<p>Karst country<\/p>\n<p>The River Li<\/p>\n<p>Magical moments<\/p>\n<p>For all to see<\/p>\n<p>Minority tribes<\/p>\n<p>In splendrous show<\/p>\n<p>Dancing on Moon<\/p>\n<p>Fishing fleets flow<\/p>\n<p>Bamboo rafts<\/p>\n<p>Countryside walk<\/p>\n<p>Pack, yet again<\/p>\n<p>No time to talk<\/p>\n<p>Modern Shanghai<\/p>\n<p>City of Lights<\/p>\n<p>Busy Bund<\/p>\n<p>Panoramic heights<\/p>\n<p>French Quarter<\/p>\n<p>Bullet train<\/p>\n<p>Silk to purchase<\/p>\n<p>Lucky, no rain<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ding ding hao\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Wendy Wu<\/p>\n<p>Marvellous holiday<\/p>\n<p>We thank you.<\/p>\n<p><em>by Anita Howard, who travelled to China on our 16 day\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/china-tours\/wonders-of-china-18.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wonders of China<\/a> tour in September 2014. 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