Tag Archives: china life

Dali

Posted on 26/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

Arriving in Dali I couldn’t help thinking “What a dump.” The dusty dirtiness, the urinal-grey-tiled buildings, the aggressive taxi drivers… All seemed calculated to induce a feeling of weary disgust. Judging a city by its bus station is never really … Continue reading →

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Kunming

Posted on 26/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

After leaving Yangshuo I finally got to go somewhere new. The sleeper train was easy and fairly pleasant this time – I shared it with Tabitha from the hostel in Yangshuo, and a few Chinese people, including a local travel … Continue reading →

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Yangshuo

Posted on 26/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

The journey to Yangshuo was all too familiar – the same uncomfortable hard-sleeper where they locked all the toilets at midnight, the same unwelcome 7am arrival in Guilin and the all-too-familiar bus to the town itself. Last time I did … Continue reading →

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Beijing to Hong Kong to Zhuhai to Guangzhou

Posted on 11/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

Every one of my trips has a first memorable moment. In ’02 it was sleeping in Birmingham Airport, in ’05 landing in the stunning delta at Faro. Last year it all started in Zhuhai, watching Brandy have her contacts fitted … Continue reading →

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Scorpions

Posted on 02/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

Food – Deep-fried scorpions Location – Wangfujing night market, Beijing I’ve just spent six months in Beijing and trying the weird food at the night market seems to be the done thing, for tourists at least. Locals and resident foreigners … Continue reading →

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Winter in Beijing

Posted on 01/04/2008 by haonowshaokao

Apparently there was a fair bit of snow in China this winter, but you wouldn’t think it living in Beijing. Though the temperature ranged from nippy to sub-zero there wasn’t any more than the briefest of light dustings. It was … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been up to.

Posted on 29/12/2007 by haonowshaokao

2008 is nearly here and I’ve been in Beijing more than three months now, a quarter of a year. Another three months (or perhaps a little more) and I’ll be going again. It’s strange to think of this because it … Continue reading →

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London – Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Guangzhou – Beijing

Posted on 09/11/2007 by haonowshaokao

I’ve been back in China near two months now. It’s been eventful, but largely undramatic, with everything going as planned (though there was only the loosest of plans to start with) with a couple of exceptions. The first minor problem … Continue reading →

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Menu

Posted on 29/06/2007 by haonowshaokao

I’m in the uk right now, so this blog has been on hold for a while. Back in September. In the meantime here are some photos of a restaurant menu in Beijing. I don’t think any comments are really needed.

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Great Wall

Posted on 08/04/2007 by haonowshaokao

While I was in Beijing I took a day-trip to see the Great Wall. Here are the photos. In places it was more of a climb than a walk.

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