My Books > The Great China Quest > The Route 路线

Our route back from Urumqi to Peizheng College in Guangzhou was entirely decided by the people we met and the challenges we attempted (see The Rules).

Click on a pin to see the name of the place:

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Final Stats for the Trip:

• Challenges completed: 12 of 15
• Total days: 30
• Total distance traveled: over 7000 km (4350 miles)
  • (As the crow flies, that’s about the distance of London to New Delhi or Anchorage to Washington DC)
• Total provinces visited: 11 (Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong)
• Different modes of transportation after start: 12 (bicycle, boat, bus, donkey cart, motor bike, mini van, private car, semi truck / lorry , SUV / 4×4, taxi, tractor, train, tricycle taxi)