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Sat, 6 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [2357]
No matter what people say, 1st impressions count. We arrived to Shanghai tired from a 19hr train ride with some vague instructions for a hostel and a Mandarin phrasebook. Not really enough considerirg we know that language would be a problem (sometimes ... Read more >
Tags: china, people, shanghai
Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By mazystar | Views [2134]
On Sunday Dad and I went to the beautiful Ruizhu Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Zhangzhou city. Just before we got there, we stopped at the Lon Wen Ta gardens which has some beautiful lily ponds and lots of potted bonsai trees. That was about ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 | By chang_in_china | Views [1781] | Comments [1]
The World Cup has caused a sort of marketing and media frenzy in Shanghai... its inescapable, brightly coloured frenzy is overwhelming yet typical of Chinese capitalism.
A few things I've noticed: The World Cup has completely permeated Chinese ... Read more >
Tags: advertising, fifa, freeenzy, shanghai, world cup
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By zioned | Views [1645] | Comments [2]
Thought I would write about my school and classes in a little more detail now that I have finished my official first full (a little more than full) week at Jinling High School, Nanjing, China. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinling_... Read more >
Thu, 20 Sep 2012 | By johnsteel | Views [757]
If you want to see the future of human kind – visit China.
The building and construction happening in most cities and
regional centres is enormous and astounding. Driving to Hangzhou airport, there
were forests of skyscrapers that stretch as far ... Read more >
Mon, 15 Oct 2007 | By emadilema | Views [752]
Finally, I am pleased to say that on arrival in Cheng Du two things were obvious - firstly we had finally arrived far enough South that I can stop wearing everything I owe at once layered on top of each other giving me an abominable sow man type look ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [439]
After a 15 hour flight, I thought I would have a coffee. Was delighted to see a Starbucks. I decided to follow the advice of a young woman who sat near me on the plane and experience some local coffee. She purchased a "white coffee" for me from a shop ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Mar 2011 | By ollo | Views [384]
Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass ich in China an Italien
denke. Jenseits der gängigen Klischees (oder doch noch deutlich innerhalb)
scheint es da etwas zu geben, das mich auf diesen Gedanken bringt. Vielleicht
manche Verhaltensweisen im Strassenverkehr, ... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [212] | Scholarship Entry
One summer I went to Shanghai, where the distinction between modernisation (in the form of the skyscraper forest) and tradition (bamboo scaffolding omnipresent elsewhere) is stark. Wandering around the Dongtai Lu antiques market, I was roused from my ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry
In many ways, Shanhaiguan will always be the end of the line of my Chinese adventure: the city in Heibe province of northern China was my last stop on a three-month solo journey through China. It was also where you will find the eastern most section of ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Wed, 21 Sep 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By photogarret | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
The following photos were shot in Beijing, China, over the course of a few separate evenings. As the day ends people often loosen up, showing more of who they are. Given the mood of the people and the lighting during that time day, it makes for very honest ...
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Tags: beijing, china, scholarship2011
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By giuliaf | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My love for discovering new cultures led me to make important choices about my future; one of these was the choice of studying Chinese in university. Studying Chinese doesn’t only mean learning thousand of characters, but also merging completely in their ...
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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 | By gandd | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 2 Aug 2010 | By incarna | Photo Gallery
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