Most Inspirational Moment
I really enjoyed cycling and then walking up to Moon Hill near Yangshuo because we travelled as a small group of five with our guide through rural China rather than being in a big City or town all of the time. We walked up to the Great Wall and cycled the city walls of Xian (although this was not compulspory).
Thoughts on Group Leader
William did a very good job of keeping us all to schedule, locating our transport, making sure we didn't get lost. His greatest contribution was almost certainly ordering delicious meals for us twice a day. (He only ordered the belly pork once).
Advice for Potential Travellers
I didn't need to use my sheet sleeping bag on the overnight trains- we had clean laundry on all three nights. There was a towel in every hotel, the only place we didn't have a towel was on the trains. The food was great, plentiful and cheap- they have lots of KFC, Haagen Daas and MacDonalds if you really can't cope with Chinese cuisine every day. The breakfasts were the most mediocre but did include bacon, eggs, toast and other western style dishes. The raincoat I took with me was surplus to requirements- it was August and hot every day and everywhere- there were a couple of thunderstorms which we narrowly missed. Get used to the idea of "squat" toilets, you will need to use one at some point.