Q.  In one of your travel features you said Bangkok was a gateway to China. We are vacationing in Thailand and have only a little extra time to spare but my husband and I would like to get a quick look at China. Do you have any suggestions? 
A.  In deed, Bangkok is the gateway to China, with eight destinations, and a few more scheduled. If we were travelling to China overland, by bus or train, distances would be a concern, but with flight aboard THAI distances are not a problem. An hour or two when a flight is comfortable really doesn’t matter. But let’s look at some of the destination. Now that Hong Kong (ROHS12) is part of China, it too is a major destination. The others are Beijing (ROHS23), the capital. Shanghai (ROHS24) for shopping. There’s Xian, not a direct flight from Bangkok on THAI but it is part of an ROH itinerary (ROH21). It’s the home of the terra-cotta army, some 8,000 life-sized warriors in battle array. Chengdu is another of my favourite cities. Anyone who loves pandas will agree, as Chengdu is home to the loveable pandas. You also have the choice of Kunming (ROHS36), Lijiang Extension (ROHE36), and Guilin (ROHE27). The latest destination is Jinghong, a favourite for the THAI people as they can race their heritage to here. And there’s more, Guangzhou, and Xiamen. In deed, Bangkok is the gateway to China.