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Mit dem Bus ging es Raus aus der Hauptstadt in die ländlichere Gegend und Richtung Himalaya-Gebirge. In einer Apotheke machten wir noch einen kurzen Halt um die...

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As I said, we spent a day at Disneyland Hong Kong and I was thrilled :))) Many people advise against Disneyland here, as there is apparently another theme park that is cheaper...

To get into the Chinese New Year spirit, it is apparently tradition to visit the Flower Market, which takes place the week before Chinese New Year. Even though it's called a...

Hello everyone, Once again, I am sitting at the airport with not much to do. But today, I have pleasant company. Matthias has come from Germany to spend Christmas with me. We...

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...

We start from the hotel with our bus to an entrance building for the Hua point entrance security control transport, the usual program, and then with an extra bus to the cable...

which mentions the jujube. According to this medical book, it is suitable for treating spleen weakness, jaundice, anemia, lung diseases, insomnia, fatigue, high blood pressure,...

The Confucian school in the old town of Taierzhuang was built as a private school in the form of a Confucian temple and consisted of the Lingxing Gate, the Dacheng Gate, the...

Taierzhuang at night offers a captivating lighting ambiance. Whether it's bridges, canals, houses, towers, or trees – everything is beautifully illuminated, often with changing...

After a 10 hour flight you are in Beijing. When you get off the plane you quickly notice that things are a little different here than at home. There are cameras everywhere and...

Early bird

New Year, Year of the Rat, Ice lakes

As always on time with Air China, the plane lands in Beijing at 11:25 am. Snowfall at 0 degrees. Due to this and also because it gets dark at 3:30 pm, I decide not to go on a...

Spontaneously, we went to China for a day to inspect the start of mass production for an item. The factory was near Shenzhen, so we could take the high-speed train from Hong...

Our last stop in mainland China was Xiamen, a small coastal city with about 6 million inhabitants. On the first evening, we visited an insanely crowded night market....

We traveled from Suzhou to Shanghai by bullet train. The hostel we stayed at was more like a hotel with a great location. Of course, we visited the Bund together and enjoyed the...

Today on 16.10.2018, I have been traveling for almost 2 months. I have already been to 6 countries: South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Nepal, Hong Kong, and Macao!!! Amazing. And...

Tsim Sha Tsui

After about 9 hours of flight time, we reached Beijing. During the flight somewhere between Warsaw and Moscow, we had our first Asian meal, rice with chicken. The flight was...

After Guangzhou, we continued to Guilin. Here, I took a tour to the rice terraces in Dangzhai for a day, because I really wanted to go there. Unfortunately, the weather was not...

Saturday then officially started the Chinese New Year. Since the parade didn't start until the evening, we went out at noon and visited Hong Kong Park beforehand. It was...

Today we have 4 hours of classes in the morning and then receive our certificates. Norbert and I will be honored with a trophy for our culturally connecting activities between...

In part 3 of my blog post mini-series about famous personalities in the Cangzhou region, I dedicate this segment to art and culture.Zhan Ziqian (550-618) was from Bohai, a...

In Cangzhou, as in many parts of China, the cultural heritage is highly valued. In this context, significant personalities related to the Cangzhou region are presented in...

After 10,500km in the air and about 12.5 hours of flight time, the wait for the connecting flight begins. It's shortly after 5am, cold and dark, when I arrive in Beijing. It's...

After getting back on the bullet train, we continued to Fuzhou where we then changed to a bus that took us to Wuyshian. Since it was already getting dark when we arrived, the...

Suzhou was just a short stop on our trip to Shanghai. Arriving in the morning by night train, after checking in to our hotel, we set off for the Water City. There we could...

Hardly getting off the night train and checking into the hostel, we were already picked up and driven to the Terracotta Warriors archaeological site. The historical facts were...