China31 May 2010 11:08 pm
And Ping’An finally revealed itself to us in its full rice terrace glory. The heavy clouds and mist finally lifted and we were left with breathtaking views over some of the worlds most magnificent rice terraces.
Personal22 May 2010 03:36 pm
I have now blogged about this phenomenon sooo many times, that I have given up counting.
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China17 May 2010 09:58 pm
Day two of our trip to Guanxi province and we left the misty mountains to find an architectural masterpiece: the Wind and Rain bridges of Sanjiang county.
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China17 May 2010 02:39 pm
Ping’an is a Zhuang minority village roughly 800m high up in the mountains, north-west of Guilin in Guanxi province. It is famous for its over 700 year old terraced rice fields that are carved into the existing mountain peaks. From afar they look like a topographic map, snaking around the mountain ridge lines into valleys.
China08 May 2010 10:24 am
a much more pressing and indeed interesting question is: how many polystyrene boxes can you get onto a chinese tricycle? And no, it’s not one of those jokes … You say 3? Perhaps 5? Pah – amateurs!
China30 Apr 2010 03:20 pm
in with the new. Or at least this is how it’s done in China. Indeed, all too often, and particularly in Shanghai, due to the Expo and for reasons of development and growth, the small Shanghainese town houses are being destroyed and replaced by ugly, monotonous skyscrapers.
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China30 Mar 2010 04:45 pm
I have mentioned many many times before that Shanghai is one of my favourite cities i the world … well, of all those that I have been to, obviously … rivaled only by New York, Sydney, Tokyo and parts of Paris. And so, after not having been there for quite a while, it was about time that I went back to see what’s new … what with the Expo starting soon and all …
Personal25 Mar 2010 03:40 pm
Chinglish, branding and flowers
An eclectic mixture today,
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China19 Mar 2010 07:21 pm
Considering that this is my 100th blog entry, I thought I’d make it a special one and report from my day off in the tea plantations outside of Ningbo. I had previously attempted to visit them, when I went to see Tiantong temple almost two years ago, but had been denied access due to bad weather. However, with weather like we’ve been having over the last few days … there was no stopping us this time.
China12 Mar 2010 04:16 pm
With the weather finally having changed from permanent horizontal rain with snow to a lovely 25’C and sunny, I took a short walk around the area just outside campus.