Living in China during coronavirus outbreak
You are online reading this blog, so you must have heard about the recent coronavirus outbreak. I’m not going to repeat what the news are saying, but I wanted to write a litte about my own experience in living in Guangzhou during this time. We started hearing about the coronavirus last week, but didn’t get that worried at first. When I tried to go to the pharmacy on January 23rd, surgical masks were already sold out. Luckily my sister-in-law always keeps a stash of masks and medical items at home as she is a nurse. On Friday the 24th we still went to the local flower market, but just wearing…
Making friends while living in Guangzhou
When I first moved to Guangzhou in 2010, I came to a totally new place on my own. The only person I knew beforehand was a Finnish guy who had posted about this experience on a message forum. Besides that one person, everything else was new. I spent my first 1.5 years in Guangzhou with other exchange students which meant that I got a new bunch of friends every six months. I had a few local friends, but they didn’t evolve into deep friendships, though I’ve been occasionally still in contact with one. In 2011 I started my bachelor degree and was so happy to have the same study group…
Day trip to Langtou Village and Taoist Temple – Register now!
Day trip，Join us for an unforgettable day trip to the Langtou Ancien Village and Yuanxuan Taoist Temple. We explore the village with a history of more than 600 years, have a delicous local lunch and visit the temple that is the center of Taoist activities in Guangzhou. March 2nd Saturday 09:00 Depart from Zhujiang New Town metro station exit A1 10:00-12:00 Visit Langtou ancient village 12:00-12:30 Drive to lunch restaurant 12:30-13:30 Local lunch 14:00-16:00 Visit Taoist temple 17:30 Arrive back to Zhujiang New Town I’m organizing a day trip together with my friend Sissi who is behind Banana Tour – family friend trips to hidden places in Guangzhou. Join us…
Liede Village banquet of hundreds of tables
900 years ago a group of people moved to Guangzhou from other parts of the province and settled close to the Pearl River. The Liede Village started to form. Fast forwarding 900 years the city of Guangzhou is spreading and being modernized. The old village is demolished and new residential buildings are build. The old villagers got new apartments distributed to them from these new buildings on their land, many even 10 or more apartments. Later shopping malls and business centers were build on the Liede Villagers land as well, a share of this income is distributed to the villagers, more than 50 000 CNY per year. No wonder Liede…
