| Year |
Country and
Region
|
Interesting Places to Visit |
遗愿清单
Bucket List Items
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1980 CE |
Malaysia:
Penang
|
- Camped overnight on a beach in Batu Ferringhi
|
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1982 CE |
Malaysia:
Penang
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1984 CE |
Thailand:
Bangkok, Chiangmai
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1992 CE |
The United States: California |
|
- Saw whales in SeaWorld San Diego
- Visited the Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles
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1993 CE |
Singapore
China:
Taiwan
|
- Visited Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
|
- Stayed in the World's tallest hotel at that time - the Westin Stamford Hotel in Singapore
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1994 CE |
The United States: California |
|
- Ate clam chowder
- Visited Las Vegas
- Had buffet at the Circus Circus Hotel
- Awed by the Pirates (Fire) display at Treasure Island Hotel/Casino
- Visited the Hoover Dam
- Driven past through parts of the Mojave Desert
|
1997 CE |
The Philippines
Cebu
|
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1998 CE |
Thailand: Bangkok |
|
- Experienced the great Bangkok jam and vowed would not visit Bangkok again if there was no better transport
|
2000 CE |
China:
Beijing
|
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- Stepped foot on the 长城 Great Wall
- Visited the 故宫 Palace Museum (The Forbidden City)
- Visited the 颐和园 Summer Palace
- Ate snake meat and scorpions
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2007 CE |
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The year the book MAY 13 was published |
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2014 CE |
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- Rode a camel in the desert
- Climbed the 长城 Great Wall on the western side - 嘉峪关Jiayuguan
- Visited the 莫高窟 Mogao Grottoes
|
2018 CE |
|
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- Geothermal wonders of Rotorua
- Hamilton Gardens
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2022 CE |
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- Walked and took a train over the River Kwai.
- Stayed a night on a hut that is set up over the River Kwai.
- Visited the market where the train runs through it
- Took the China-Laos Railway from Vientiane to Vang Vieng
- Volunteered at Sae Lao
- Kayaked the Nam Song River in Vang Vieng
- Climbed up the Nam Xay Viewpoint - overcame the jagged rocks challenge
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2024 CE |
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Shanghai - Shandong - Tianjin - Hebei - Beijing Trip
- Cavern Hotel
- Rizhao
- Qingdao
- Jinan
- Climbed to the peak of Taishan and stayed ovenight - went for morning hike to see sunrise; bracing cold winds
- Tianjin
- Qinhuangdao
- Beijing
- Climbed to the top of Bird's Nest Stadium
Hainan Round Island Trip
Shaanxi - Shanxi - Ningxia - Inner Mongolia Trip
- Stayed overnight in the Tengger Desert in Inner Mongolia
- Winery visit
- Visited the Hukou Waterfall
- Ate the Huanghe River fish
Fujian Trip
- Quanzhou
- Climbed to the top of Taimu Shan - squeezed through narrow gaps between boulders / large rocks
- Cruised the Taining UNESCO Global Geopark
- World Natural Heritage site of Danxia landforms
- Climbed up the highest point of the World Heritage Site of Wuyi Mountains
- Watched the Impression Dahongpao
- Stayed at the spectacular seaside of Dongpi (Xiapu)
- Visited the World Heritage Site of Sanfang Qixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) of Fuzhou
- Visited the West Lake of Fuzhou and the Fujian Museum
- Visited the 68 nautical miles (from the island of Taiwan) scenic spot in Pingtan
- Ate Putian specialties
- Visited the Putian Nanshan Guanghua Temple and Shijiawen (Sakyamuni) Pagoda
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2025 CE |
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- visited the Harbin Snow and Ice World (the largest of such exhibition in the world up to February that year
- went up to the 长白山天池 Heaven Lake (a crater up in Changbaishan mountain)
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