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China is highly interesting. There are MANY Chinese, very many, and everywhere. They are friendly, but mostly speak NO English, which is surprising for a global power. However,...

In China, Hong Kong, everything went smoothly with the airline Cathay Pacific. As soon as we landed in Frankfurt, the drama began: poor signage, our train is canceled, and the...

Despite the scorching heat - 33 °, 67% humidity, we take a walk along the harbor,...

After our last train journey in China, we arrived in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong. We stayed in the Nina Towers, on the 37th floor. First, we experienced the...

Today there was an extensive city tour through Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, which truly covered almost all the highlights. Crossed over on the venerable Star Ferry, admired from...

Located about an hour and a half by bus from Guilin, the famous rice terraces are situated at an altitude of around 900 to 1200 meters. Access to the area is only permitted via...

After an hour's bus ride, one reaches the departure point for several excursion boats in Tantiping. The check-in is similar to that for trains and airplanes: luggage control,...

The - slow - train leaves at 7:17 AM, so we have to get up very early. However, check-in at the station is very quick, as it is not large. Although we travel at times at 245 km/h,...

Unfortunately, fog and rain. We still head to the glass bridge, one of the longest in the world. However, we can see neither the abyss below us nor the end across from us. In the...

After disembarking, we headed to the information center of the Three Gorges Dam. From a viewpoint hill, accessible via four escalators, there is a good overview of the dam and the...

After dinner, we checked in on our ship, then we set sail and traveled through the night. The next morning we visited a Confucius Temple on the mountain...

With bright sunshine downstream, first through the short but steep Qutang Gorge, only 8 km long. In the Wu Gorge, after passing the 'Chinese Loreley', transfer to small boats for...

One of the highlights of this trip: the world's largest megacity (34 million inhabitants), eight times the size of Saarland. From Elin Park, and especially from its modern...

Today 'only' 250 km/h to Chengdu, a very pleasant city. In the People's Park, which is beautifully designed with ponds and many bushes, there is a popular tea house. Afterwards, a...

The ancient capital of the Tang dynasty is a modern, pleasant metropolis with a city wall illuminated at night. As in all the places visited so far, it is extremely clean and...

In the morning, to the Temple of Heaven, along with tens of thousands of others. Trump was allowed to see it from the inside the day before; we did not, but on TV. Then took the...

Hot, very hot, 37 degrees. And crowded, many Chinese people everywhere! We drove through the traffic jam to the Forbidden City, standing in line, security checks, thousands of...

The train station in Shanghai is located relatively far outside, near the old airport, so the journey takes a long time, about an hour. After a detailed check-in, you arrive at...

Shanghai has become amazingly beautiful since we were here 20 years ago, with a lot of greenery, flowers on all the highways, clean, no litter on the ground. And of course, it's...

After a very restful flight from FRA via HKG to Shanghai

With the hotel shuttle to the airport. For Terminal 3 or the Monorail Skyline, a long walk is necessary first. The Skylounge offers only a simple selection of food but provides a...

About a month before departure, we encountered some problems that had nothing to do with the trip but greatly affected us. First, after an update -...