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... how to ask for boiled rice as we thought this would be a good accompaniment to the chicken dish and round off the meal nicely. Having seen small bowls of rice around the restaurant, we figured one bowl each would be ideal. "Liang g, me fan" (ph.sp) we said. They understood but seemed confused at the same time. They repeated, "Liang g"? Which means two of or a pair. We nodded. One of the girls laughing, the other just smiling. We indicated the order was complete and even as ...
Feeding MY ZODIAC
... arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.5px;">I have never been so riveted by Chinese astrology and zodiac signs up until my four years here in the mystic, China. Following the 12-year cycle, Chinese culture gives a high regard to the zodiac. Not only do I believe that the animal signs are representations of the salient personality traits people are, but that I personally adhere to “Esse Quam Videri: To be, rather than to seem” (from ...
12 hours in Guangzhou
... the river. By now all the shops had opened so we walked through a range of shopping districts. All the shops are clustered so first we walked past shop after shop of sign makers, then a bevy of florists, then a whole bunch of shops who seem to sell supplies for festivals - lots of red velvet with gold braid. Then I reckon maybe five hundred different shoe shops (you think I'm joking). The Pearl River appeared before us. Guangzhou (which used to be called Canton) has a bad ...
Guangzhou.Another day, A completely different city
Another hazy start to the day..mmm.. but it wasn't long before the sun was breaking through to ..even ..patchy blue skies. The chinese humidty didn't take long to hit...the forecast was for 25 degrees 89% humidity..hard to imagine in a matter of a month temps will be a chilly 15 degrees but with little snow. whatever their season the clothing is available as they supply most of the worlds variable seasons at all times.
My mission was to travel to ...
China ...wholesale at it's best!
Looking out my 33rd floor window towards the Pearl river shrouded in fog/smog and the forecast of rain, I wondered what the day would hold..
Guangzhou is a city of over 13 million people ,most employed in manaufacturing/ wholesale-ing industry as HKong moved most of its manufacturing here due to increasing labour costs. This city is only 120 kms north west of Hong and only 110 kms to Macau.. making it accessible to ...
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