Kaitai Hotel Taizhou

... examinations for FOREIGNERS can ONLY be done by certain registered clinics - don't expect it to be at any large hospital or in the same city for that matter.
Once you find the clinic it is alot easier finding one is the hard part - if you need one done hopefully your contact in China has already set it up for you.
Cost of the exam = 300 - 400RMB
What you must have for a smooth process = 2 or 4 passport sized photos of yourself, your ...

... Wars and was often noted by soldiers from the Western front. Political cartoonists of the day often portrayed the tight waist-cinching of soldiers to comedic effect, and some cartoons survive showing officers being corsetted by their inferiors, a practice which surely was uncomfortable but deemed to be necessary and imposing.

In modern times, men started wearing belts in the 1920s, as trouser waists fell to a lower, natural line. Before the 1920s, belts served mostly ...

... really scary and I'm just so relieved that she is better. Oh, and in case you were wondering, 2 days of IV (including the antibiotic) plus the doctor’s appointment cost about 13 USD.

Despite Elise’s illness, we very much enjoyed staying in Qingtian for 9 days. That was the longest we stayed in one place for the whole trip. Add to that: our generous relatives who helped with celebrating the holiday, treated us to ...

... give a hefty fine if you have a second child. So rich people can still have more than one kid, but in general, most families only have one child.

In Qingtian, because so many people are overseas, we’ve seen a lot of families here with 2 children. My (second) cousins here have 2 children in some of their families, and when we ask them about it, they say they had the second baby ...

... know in advance. The kids loved setting those off. They also spent a little time fishing and skipping stones. We thought that was neat, that they got to spend a little time where their great grandparents probably did the same thing.

Here is an excerpt from Jacob’s writing:

…we got to go to our relative’s house. It was very big, bigger than ours with 5 floors, but was much more rundown. It was ...

... car. My mom said that her father used to say that it took more than ½ a day to walk to the city center. Here is a picture of our great grandfather’s house. It included all 3 parts in this picture. My mom said when they were little, they visited and it was one huge (all connected) 2 story house. My ‘Tai-Gung’ (great grandfather) was a ...

We took the train from Hangzhou to Qingtian today. Here's the train station waiting room. The train ride was 7 hours. There were students in the aisles standing room only who paid a ½ fare (for students). We thought that was a pretty long time to stand the whole way. Good thing we booked ahead! They were going home for the long holiday: the 60th Anniversary of Communism (Oct 1) and the Moon Festival ...

This weekend we took a trip to Lin Hai for a hometown visit. The family of a student that I have been working with invited our group to a visit of their hometown. We had a chance to visit the Great Wall of the South, an Old City and Guoqing Temple. Today was my 22nd ...

Depuis une semaine j'étais parti à quelques 4oo Km au sud de Shanghai pour rester quelques jours dans un monastère.Expérience intéressante. Première étape l'arrivée à Gaojiang si le nom vous parait exotique la ville ne l'ai pas on me l'avais décrit comme un village et en réalité il s'agit d'une ville (petite pour la Chine) de 50 000 H. qqui s'est construite en marge d'un village rural à l'origine. C'est dans cette région l'industrie des piéces pour voitures et autres ...

... a few 'duty free' cocktails, i feel i need to ...) 1. First time overseas 2. First time over the equator 3. First time on the right hand side of the road 4. First time experiencing Chinese drivers. Now ... if anyone tells you that Chinese drivers are quiet and reserved ... THEY'RE LYING!!!! To see trucks overtaking each other on the left, in the emergency lane (called the "Sudden Stopping" lane), is quiet ... ummm ... breathtaking shall we ...