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As a Chinese native, my number one favorite thing: history.Take historical sites for an example.1. Great Wall (the real parts), cháng chéngIt may be China’s best-known tourist attraction, but it’s for a good reason - the Wall is truly a spectacular site.Situated an hour or so outside of Beijing, the Wall isn’t really just one site - there are about a half dozen well-known sites with good tourist infrastructure in place, but obviously the Wall itself runs for thousands of miles.The best way to experience it is to wander away from the tourist-heavy, restored areas and find the quiet, run-down parts of the Wall - these are the original sections that have seen little restoration, and will give you the best idea of what the Wall was really like back in the days when stopping Mongol invaders was a top priority.Honestly though, just about anywhere on the Wall will do; the pure architectural scale is always on full display, and it’s so impressive that they were able to build something this big so long ago.Anywhere you go, there are plenty of chances to climb to the top of the guard towers and look out over the surrounding hills and mountains and think about what it must have been like hundreds and hundreds of years ago to keep watch.Now that you know about my favorite places in China!2. Potala Palace in Lhasa, bù dá lā gōngPotala is such a sought-after tourist destination, however, because of the amazing spirituality and history behind the place.Construction dates to the 1640’s, but the site’s importance goes back much further: it’s named after the mythical Mount Potalaka, home of the central Buddhist figure Avalokiteśvara (say that ten times fast...or at all), and holds an important place in Buddhist history and culture.The Potala Palace has also been restored in a much more subtle, respectful and accurate way than most other historical landmarks in China.Though it began in 2002, Tibetan authorities were careful to use only traditional building methods and materials to preserve the Palace’s look but still allow access and ensure it survives the harsh, high-altitude conditions.3. Lijiang’s Old Town, lì jiāng gǔ chéngNot as visually impressive as other sites, the Old Town section of Lijiang is high on the list because it’s so well-preserved and has a really unique vibe about it.It’s packed full of small waterways and bridges around them. Unlike a lot of historical sites in China that have been “restored”, it actually maintains its old, thousand-year old charm while still being a place you can walk around and enjoy.As with most of Yunnan, Lijiang’s Old Town is home to a rare confluence of cultures, and feels equal parts Chinese and Southeast Asian.4. Terracotta Army, bīng mǎ yǒngNot far from the large, modern city of Xi’an (very much worth visiting in its own right), the underground Terracotta Army (also often called “The Terracotta Warriors”) is actually the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, who was buried with over 8,000 full-size terracota figurines some 2,200 years ago.It’s an amazing site to see in part because of the pure scale of it all: the tomb is almost a mile and a half long and contains hundreds of chariots and horses to go along with thousands of the warriors themselves.The more recent history is also interesting: the tomb lay undiscovered for millennia until the unimaginably futuristic year of 1974, when a group of farmers digging a well stumbled upon it.5. Forbidden City, zǐ jìn chéngIts importance to the city and the history of Chinese culture is absolutely enormous: it was the Imperial Palace until 1912 and was considered the foremost example of Chinese architecture and design. You can almost picture the hugely significant stuff that went down there for 600 years or so.

Check out this clip from a soldier who is currently serving as a Veterinary Tech. Let it run when this short clip finishes and you will see clips from other soldiers talking about their Army experiences.68T Army - Bing video68Ts do deploy with units to provide care for military working dogs, so don’t be surprised if you get to do some travelling.

Shoot their kitchens.During the Winter and Continuation Wars, when Finns managed to stop Soviet advance and encircle the attacking formations into mottis, the first thing Finns did was to send in reconnaissance rangers to shoot holes on the Soviet field kitchens (any holes on the cooks as well would be bonus).This sounds insane, but there is wisdom behind it, and it is the enemy food logistics. Nights - especially winter nights at 60th North are cold, and an army marches on its stomach. Shooting enemy field kitchens means the enemy will run out of food, and starve. Once they have eaten their iron rations, they will be hungry like heck. After a week or two the enemy is severely weakened, and can be attacked.Note also that hunger amplifies the nastier effects of alcohol as well. The daily ration of vodka in the Soviet army was 100 grams (that’s half a mug) and many Soviet soldiers preferred to hoard daily rations and binge drink a litre or so. Starving but drunken soldiers do not offer stiff resistance.