The People's Republic - Exploring the Capital
Flag - Map of the People's Republic of China I travelled to mainland China in 2014, when still in school. Staying in Calcutta is certainly not an advantage for a traveller like myself, as the city provides limited international connections. There was one flight operating directly from the city to Kunming in mainland China, which is just two hours away. The People's Republic is a Communist ruled one party dictatorship, which they fondly refer to as a democracy. I was too young to understand geopolitics when I visited, but I thoroughly enjoyed China without getting its political angle involved. But for now, we'll just look at Beijing (formerly Peking), China's grand capital and the seat of its power and might. We flew out of the city on China Eastern Airlines' late night flight to Kunming. It was a two hour journey on a 737. Upon arrival at Changshui International Airport, we cleared immigration and took our onward connection to Beijing Capital Internationa...