New Century Hotel Ninghai
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BAD NEWS!
So far everything has been going swimmingly, the right stamps issued by the right departments, just one more to get, and Ted rang to say he wants to meet at Gregs apartment...
The last government department said NO to Teds application to sponsor a Z visa and residence permit application. No explanation, I meet or exceed their requirements, no reasons listed for the declined application... Just No.
So I am on a job hunt again!
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Shanghai!
I love this city--so international and so beautiful.
Interestingly, across the river was farmland until very recently, which enabled the development of a totally modern business community just across from the historic Bund, with classical design.
This morning we walked along the River and saw the city. We then went to the Yu Garden, a 16th ...
Do you think I could move to China???
... Bai house. The house was gorgeous, built around an inner courtyard. After a filling breakfast which was a steaming bowl of porridge and a real coffee, we took the cable car up tothe mountains. In the mountains, we hiked through forests reminiscent of scenes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!!
We returned to explore the city, wandering the streets where shops contained everything from traditional food to handmade jewellery and jade. We decided ...
Yo, Hangzhou
... the sheer fun being on a boat made me lose any sense of dignified bearing. At that moment in time, it was as if I was six years old, and had just been handed a sparkler.
We arrived on the island and saw the three pools mirroring the moon, and the rest of Xiaoying island. The picture of the walkway and the small pool is on this island. Again, words really fail me here. Suffice to say it was fantastic.
We parted ways soon after that. ...
Arrive in Xian, China
... a 1000-year-old China; go to Xian and then you will find a 3000-year-old China"
In 246 BC, 13 year old Quin Shi Huang acquired the throne and decided to work on building his mausuleum, which became part of the Terra-cotta army. It took eleven years to finish. Quin Shi Huang became emperor of all of China.
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