As Rio de Janeiro gears up to host the 17th BRICS Summit on July 6–7, students at the Confucius Institute at the Federal University of Bahia share the Chinese city they’d most love to explore.
Here’s who made the cut:
- Beijing: Biologist Francisco Sanches Gomes champions the capital’s living history—from sunrise at the Temple of Heaven to wandering through the Forbidden City and tackling the Great Wall’s ancient stones.
- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Harpist Alice Emery is drawn to the region’s dramatic karst landscapes, where mountains and rivers form a perfect travel soundtrack.
- Xi’an: Graduate student Beatriz Gramacho Favero can’t resist the city’s cultural heartbeat, where millennia-old architecture meets vibrant street life in the shadow of the Terracotta Army.
For these young travelers, each city tells a unique story: Beijing’s imperial saga, Guangxi Zhuang’s natural poetry, and Xi’an’s cultural tapestry. Their picks remind us that beyond landmarks and Instagram snaps, travel bridges history, art, and nature in ways that inspire global citizens.
Which Chinese destination is next on your map?
Reference(s):
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