Guangzhou
Guangzhou feels like home
I’ve visited more than ten Chinese cities, but only lived in Guangzhou. It’s hard to compare different places when you haven’t lived in all of them, but I would still say that Guangzhou has a personality of its own. Compared…
Visiting a pet market in Guangzhou
For some animal lovers the Yuehe Flower and Bird Market (越和花鸟鱼艺大世界) might be a paradise. Lots of different pets from cats and dogs to turtles, birds and squirrels. But to some animal lovers from the West it might be a…
Getting to know Guangzhou: Sun Yat-Sen University north gate (Day time)
During day time the area around the north gate of Sun Yat-Sen University is quiet and peaceful. City worker sweeping the ground. Family members taking photos of each other. Small girls running around. Boys practicing roller skating. Schoolkids resting after…
Getting to know Guangzhou: Xiadu Street
Here’s the Xiadu Street (下渡大街) that begins next to the apartment building I’m living in. It’s a shortcut to Lujiang metro station (鹭江站). Unfortunately I can’t see this village from my window, but when ever I walk through it, it…