A childhood belief about places

When I was little, my friends and I would make the expedition to "dig to China" atleast twice a year. It was not until my pre-teen years(or maybe older) that I made the Geographical connection that China was on the otherside of the planet. Did you know that? Anyways, my understanding of China was a place deep, deep, deep under the ground that contained treasures and mainly...."china"....you know the kind your grandmother has on her wall that is taken down for special dinners. I really believed that I was going to be the one to find it.