Travelogues Yunhe District

Back in China, we are winding down our holiday quietly. With Xi'an and Seoul, we had a full vacation schedule. So we spent a few relaxing days in our apartment in Cangzhou and...

After our trip to Xi’an, we are having a quieter week in our apartment in Cangzhou. We fill this time with family visits, handling bank and household matters, periods of...

How else can a vacation start other than with trouble with Deutsche Bahn? The P+R parking lots were basically full by the morning, and I awkwardly squeezed the car next to a...

I previously wrote a few lines about Chinese road traffic last year (Blog link: Road Traffic in China), and now I can probably continue this story every year. However, I'm...

then car no. 10 stops there, with higher car numbers to the left and car no. 1 to the right. When the train is released for check-in, access gates are used with the ID card...

Along the old Grand Canal, Cangzhou has built and designed a lot in recent years to revitalize the ancient trading tradition and the canal's traditional economic importance for...

Many people in the Western world claim that China's economy is characterized by copying and plagiarism. However, many overlook the fact that this development has a great...

I entered China with a family visa, which requires me to register at the registration office. Now we wanted to do that in Cangzhou, at the location of our apartment. However,...

Like last year (Blog link: Rollers that delight...), I would like to conclude my vacation blog with a tribute to my favorite mode of transport in China. Unfortunately, this...

Not only does Hyundai have a large car manufacturing facility near our residence, but the entire transportation infrastructure in Cangzhou is focused on cars, with wide...

The Lion of Cangzhou, as a symbol of the city, is an archaeological finding in Cangxian, located not far from the current city center of Cangzhou. The cast iron lion was created...

We had only one real rainy day during our vacation; otherwise, there were just occasional short but heavy rain showers or light drizzles. However, this rainy day was actually...

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...

In Iron Lion Park stands the Kaiyuan Temple, which displays a find of a large lump of money from the late Tang Dynasty (years 617/18-907) and the Northern Song Dynasty (years...

I have already mentioned a mythological figure from Chinese history related to Cangzhou with Lin Chong. However, there are several other characters commemorated on the grounds...

Last summer during our visit, all around Sanjiao'ancun, the fields were full of corn plants. This year at this time in autumn, everything has been harvested and now the bright...

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,...

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...

The fourth and final part of my blog post mini-series on famous personalities from the Cangzhou region takes us into the 18th and 19th centuries. Ji Yun (1724-1805) was born in...

The area around Cangzhou is one of the four largest raw salt production sites in China. In addition to the previously mentioned steel and iron industry, which hosts one of the...

In Iron Lion Park, there is a statue of Lin Chong. He is one of the heroes of the classic Chinese novel 'The 108 Water Margins' ('水浒传'). In this story, various heroes fight...

Gao Ye (532–564), the fifth son of Gao Ci, a powerful official of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, had a comprehensive understanding of world affairs and played a significant role in...