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Travel Blogs from Chongqing

Further into the heart of China we go...

A travel blog entry by theshis

Took a train from Chengdu to Chongqing and started getting used to rural areas Chinese people. They're certainly less "polished" than their city cousins, as can be expected, but we always felt safe and welcome. :)
The train took apx 2 hours (350 km) and the course of the travel was insane. The Chinese literally drilled through hundreds of …

A hot and sunny day in downtown Chongqing

A travel blog entry by theshis

Today we went to see Ciqikou (the porcelain village), situated on the bank of the Jialing river, some 15 km out of hongqing. The old village was turned into a cute tourist attraction with lots of Sichuanese style shops, selling more-of-the-same stuff you can find in other provincial towns and villages.
We then went to see the very impressive …

3 hospitals on 3 continents (graphic)

A travel blog entry by jbingham

... funny to me when I tell other Chinese people about it and they're disgusted. I thought Americans were the pampered and babied ones! I guess I should thank mom and dad for our not too efficient plumbing at home. Also can thank Dickinson College as well, which has truly prepared me for this moment with its occasional failing toilet.

On Friday night I tried to go to bed to wake up for work the next day. Instead, I woke up every hour of the ...