Shaowu, China Travel Blogs

The Nanping 2008 Visa Medical Adventure
Dec 30, 2007 (33 photos)

... years ago during the Eastern Han Dynasty, administrative system was established here. Even its younger counties, such as Jianyang, Shaowu and Wuyishan, have been existed for about a thousand years.   Physical Features: Lower mountains and hills ...

The Spring Festival Ends With The Lantern Festival
Mar 4, 2007

... , entire streets are blocked off, with lanterns mounted above and to the sides, creating a hallway of lamps. Some cities in North China even make lanterns from blocks of ice! And just as in days gone by, the billion-watt background sets the scene for ...

Pigs Eyes, Chicken Feet & Bat Wings Snax Part 3
Jun 4, 2008 (30 photos)

... photos were taken while I was walking through some of my favourite little back alley ways that take one though a period of Shaowu's past.  These can be found by taking any tiny little lane way between the new glitzy shop fronts.  Behind these ...

A Walk Through The Old River Quater...BEAUTIFUL!
Dec 23, 2006 (38 photos)

... you too could be eating 'street eats' in little cobble stone streets in a mountain town on the south eastern coast of China.    Beers N Noodles to you.....shane   The soundtrack to tonight's writing is brought to you by two of Australia ...

Flippity Flippity Flop, Joyce Ran Up The Clock
Oct 23, 2007 (8 photos)

Hey Hey and another Big Happy Birthday G'Day toya,   If I was Chinese I could happily tell you that it was my second birthday this year but as I'm not Chinese I won't waste my time with such yudda!   But as you mentioned 'second' ...

Its Time To See All Her Faces For Myself
Apr 25, 2007

... is busy snapping the dust off its cummerbund.  This city is a city typifying the huge disparities of modern China - monumental building projects pushing towards the sky, glinting department stores swing open their doors to the stylish elite, while ...

Womens Day Celebrations
Mar 8, 2007 (5 photos)

... occasions that are printed on the calendar and forgotten about like Children's Day.    Both are happily celebrated here in China with large public events.    I know its only dinners and lucky dips but it's a start. I'm just ...

Pigs Eyes, Chicken Feet & Bat Wings Snax Part 2
Jun 3, 2008 (28 photos)

... the bugger puts tacks on the roads because he always seems to be in the right place at the right time!   Kind of like Shaowu's RACV Van but for bikes and there are plenty of them here!    My favourite photo for today is the Kiddie Taxi ...

The LABA (Eight Treasure) Rice Festival
Jan 15, 2008

... like rice and a bit of history about how 'Eight Treasure' rice make its way from India to China.......... .....Read On! ********************************** Falling on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, Laba Festival was originally an occasion ...

Spring Festival N Chinese New Year Information
Feb 6, 2008

... of the New Year was called "everybody's birthday" as everyone was considered one year older as of that date. (In traditional China, individual birthdays were not considered as important as the New Year's date. Everyone added a year to his age at New Year ...

Earthquake Update From The Other Hometown Boy 2
Jun 5, 2008 (9 photos)

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,   Below is the latest update sent to me by my friend Scott (the other 'Home Town Boy'). The photos are of the Tent City that Deyang has become along with Schoots Uni..  Three days and three tremors at 11: ...

Pigs Eyes, Chicken Feet & Bat Wings Snax Part 5
Jun 6, 2008 (30 photos)

... when I say that food and eating is pretty much a HUGE part of the Chinese life style.  For those who haven't visited China then there really isn't much I can say as unless you have been here it really is too hard to comprehend   What I mean by ...

Do You Eat Cats N Dogs N Bats N Frogs Part 4
Apr 10, 2008 (26 photos)

... ? They go to Yu Jin's parents Vietnamese Rice Eatery. That's where they go! There are two of these rice eateries here in Shaowu and they are both delicious. The other one makes EXACTLY one hundred bowls of rice each night and NO MORE! Yu Jin's parents ...

Christmas In China Mate, I Even Went to Church
Dec 25, 2006 (37 photos)

... , the Chinese New Year is only a month away, this also costs most families more than they can afford.    China celebrates an extensive calendar of Festivals and Celebrations each year that cost each family a lot of money.  BUT...these are ...

Happy TEACHERS DAY to all in China
Sep 10, 2007 (12 photos)

... of ethical rule. In his later years, Confucius reorganized the ancient texts, thus laying a solid foundation for China's enduring civilization.   In 1939 the Ministry of Education pronounced that Confucius' birthday would be celebrated on August ...

Happy Birthday China N Another Week Off to Ride
Oct 1, 2007 (24 photos)

... Xi'an to see Luo Wei? Sadly for us both the answer is no. My pack is still packed away and I'm still in Shaowu.   Why?   Money, money, money along with flight schedules from Wuyi Shan to Xian.  I couldn't leave until Tuesday evening ...

International Womens Day In Fujian Province China
Mar 8, 2008 (26 photos)

... of those occasions that are printed on the calendar and forgotten about like Childrenīs Day.  Both are happily celebrated here in China with large public events.   Itīs a start and Iīm happy it has finally started here.   Today I headed ...

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 19, 2007 (3 photos)

... of the Dragon Boat Festival's Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty (1100 - 221 BC), the country known presently as China had fallen into a state of conflict and despair. The Zhou Dynasty had now ruled for several centuries but many other states were ...

The Search For The Ancient Mosque
Jan 8, 2007 (14 photos)

... arrangement with the city government's 'Muslim Affairs Department' to promote Muslim tourism.   So there you have it, Shaowu houses an ancient Mosque.  It probably still stands and survived the 'Cultural Revolution' BECAUSE NO ONE COULD BLOODY ...

Dining With Chickens at My Feet in a Small Village
Mar 18, 2007 (14 photos)

... .  Around mid afternoon we abanded any thought of the rain stopping and called the 'cab type thing' and headed back to Shaowu.    Once home Joyce and I decided to spend the afternoon together.  We made our way up Temple Mountain and ...

Do You Eat Cats N Dogs N Bats N Frogs Part 1
Apr 7, 2008 (15 photos)

... .    And not a health inspector in sight!   Over the past year and a bit that I've been living in Shaowu city I've managed to eat my way around most of the cities pokey little restaurants.  These ones are very much at the top of ...

THREE YEARS LIVING IN CHINA! MAAAAAAAAATE!
Feb 18, 2008 (21 photos)

... somewhat organised yet confused chaos!     I've pretty much decided that this will be my last term here in Shaowu and Fujian Province.  Change calls and the winds of change are beginning to stir.   While most will be heading ...

Christine or Cybil or Both
Jun 9, 2007 (3 photos)

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day Toya   After an awesome day in class with the kids it was time for my afternoon bike ride.  With shiny new gears and small cogs I set my front wheel in the direction of yesterdays ride.  For those of you who ...

Yet Another Strangely Perfect Day In Shaowu City
Nov 16, 2007 (21 photos)

 

The City So Far...Beautiful!
Dec 20, 2006 (16 photos)

... and really gave some of the locals something to talk about.  I don't think there have been too many foreigners in Shaowu City, mainly teachers I'd say and I don't think a foreigner has ventured that far into the old quarter before.    ...

Do You Eat Cats N Dogs N Bats N Frogs Part 6
Apr 12, 2008 (24 photos)

... .    And not a health inspector in sight!   Over the past year and a bit that I've been living in Shaowu city I've managed to eat my way around most of the cities pokey little restaurants.  These ones are very much at the top of ...

An Earthquake Update From Another Hometown Boy!
May 31, 2008 (3 photos)

... me and making sure I am ok and some are wanting counselling, most are asking "why are all these bad things happening to China", how can you answer that question?    I think that many may not come back to school when it starts again.  & ...

The May Fourth Movement & Why China is CHINA!
May 4, 2008

... Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao shifted more to the Left and were among the leading founders of the 1921 Communist Party of China. Originally voluntaristic or nihilistic figures like Li Shicen and Zhu Qianzhi made similar turns to the Left as the 1920s saw China ...

Chinese New Year N Spring Festival Information
Feb 18, 2007

... of the New Year was called "everybody's birthday" as everyone was considered one year older as of that date. (In traditional China, individual birthdays were not considered as important as the New Year's date. Everyone added a year to his age at New Year ...

Do You Eat Cats N Dogs N Bats N Frogs Part 5
Apr 11, 2008 (27 photos)

... .    And not a health inspector in sight!   Over the past year and a bit that I've been living in Shaowu city I've managed to eat my way around most of the cities pokey little restaurants.  These ones are very much at the top of ...