Travelogues China

Arriving in Beijing and acclimatizing

March 27, 2023 Hong Kong In the morning I first had to find a ride to my destination. I was only able to do this inadequately. I did find a nifty minibus to take me into town,...

The Christmas season is finally here, there was a lot going on during the first Advent: the big Christmas bazaar at the German embassy was approaching, and there was a lot to...

Baoji - Day 37-41 - 20.08.-24.08.2019

Hiking on the Great Wall, Visit from Germany, Cultural Program, Amusement Park

Since I can move from my hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui to my apartment in Central on Monday, yesterday I checked the location of the apartment with the German. At first, we walked past...

With my new iPad keyboard, I happily jump on the subway. Over on Hong Kong Island, I get off at Central. This is where the financial heart of Hong Kong beats. Skyscrapers soar...

1st Flight: Frankfurt-Hongkong Early in the morning, I take the train to Frankfurt with Mom and Dad and have to say goodbye to Mika at the train station. It feels really...

Hello, a week ago my journey to China began, a good time to send you a short update from me back home. Last Sunday, I started with an adventurous flight to Shanghai... Delay,...

There were only 1 million Chinese people bustling past us, talking on the phone, giving us sideways glances, smiling at us, sending us back and forth, and eventually we found...

In order to visit the Terracotta Army, we wanted to try it on our own this time and not book an expensive tour. It was actually very easy once we knew which bus line to take and...

On October 6th, we landed in Beijing late in the evening and stayed in the same hostel as four months ago. I already described the room in the last entry =)

This morning I woke up and had gotten used to the altitude, because I no longer had a headache. However, the weather was anything but pleasant, it was pouring rain. Today we...

When I woke up this morning, the body aches were fortunately gone. However, I still had a slight headache. It wasn't really a sharp pain, more like a dull throb somewhere in my...

More impressions of Chinese history

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...

After a very restful flight from FRA via HKG to Shanghai

The next day, I take the escalator down to the pier. I cross over to the mainland with the Star Ferry and take the first bus of the blue line to the district of Mong Kok. A few...

I'm no longer organizing the travel blog chronologically, as I still need to painstakingly prepare material and information from museums for some places I've visited, such as...

Last year we visited the impressive Garden Expo in Cangzhou. The various garden themes from different local regions unfold over a large area around a lake. Here is the link to...

Sunday afternoon, and we have some time... we are going shopping. We are heading to the Yanbai Shopping Center, which was already one of our favorites last year. In front of it,...

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I must return to the electric scooters in Cangzhou. They have truly become my “little sky-blue friends,” and I've seized every...

etc. They immediately discuss the product… oh, what am I saying, they discuss and articulate. While the buyer, that is, the customer, which is my wife in this case, looks down on...

Cangzhou has a history of more than 1,500 years. In ancient times, the city was known as Fuyang and Qingchi. During the glorious reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty...

Part of the grand Grand Canal culture exhibition is the illumination of regional culture in Cangzhou. At the entrance, a line from a poem from the Qing Dynasty is quoted: 'It...

We have been living in Cangzhou for a week and a half now, but we have not yet gone on any sightseeing tours. Organizing and working on the new apartment is keeping us from...

The Zhusuan Museum is located in the former building of the Hengjiyong Bank, the largest bank in Taierzhuang during the early years of the Republic of China. There are five...

On Saturday, for the first time after the corona crisis here in China, we did some sightseeing. Since we are unfortunately not allowed to travel to other cities yet, we chose...

01.-03.Mai 2019 Das Ziel unseres Yunan Ausfluges, der Bezirk Hónghe und seine Reisterassen. Hier in dem, nach dem 'Roten Fluss' benannten Bezirk haben die 'Hani' Die...

October is coming to an end, which means it's time for pumpkins, witches, and ghosts. Halloween! It's also well-known here in China. You can buy Halloween candies and...