Sofitel Royal Lagoon Dongguan

... looking forward to spending much more time in Guangzhou as it is far more developed than Qingyuan. In fact people in Guangzhou joke that you know Qingyuan is a poorer, more remote, and less developed town because it has cleaner air and water! I have explored Qingyuan a little bit but it does not seem to have very much going on as far as night life. I hope to explore some its natural attractions which include hot springs, mountains, and forested areas. <br>

... play Axu and most of them got bored as I couldn't even put an effort near their skill level. One guy was sending me the nastiest spin shots that I had ever imagined. I could barely return 1 out of 5 of his serves! The only player that I could compete with was an 82 year old man and even he schooled me a few times! No **** national sport!!!<br><br>After the ping pong extravaganza we returned to the apartment and showered, as it had been an especially blistering day. Since I haven't ...

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... used to.  It was a refreshing experience.    We also took a lot of pictures of some funny signs that are supposed to be in English!   Also  in Yuexiu Park is a famous sculpture called "5 Rams" or "5 Goats" I have read both translations.  Each ram or goat has sheaves of rice in the mouth and is supposed to represent how blessed the city is and how rich it is in population and in growth. We also went to ...

... little motivation to go back for a second look after a quick 1hr stroll around the entire park. By far, the most disapointing area of the entire tea plantation section of the theme park is the "Wetland Park". When they say wet, they mean there are fountains. Moreover, the "All Season Green House" was green alright; it had nothing but leafy vegetation and barely any flowers. The star attraction was apparently some 100kg ...

Baoan is located outside of the Shenzhen Protected Economic Zone, and thus there is a border crorssing fee to "enter China". The school that I taught at (though I still lived in She Kou) was a private school, whereas the school in She Kou was a public Kindergarten school. I taught in Baoan in the 2003, whereas I taught in She Kou in 2002-2003.

... onto the table. Oh.... I'll never get the hang of chopsticks. Table manner's are really non existent like I had read online prior to leaving for China. Use your fingers...double dip...spit food on the table... whatever do anything. They gave us special fruit to try. Later in the day they gave us a whole shopping bag full of this fruit called leche. Lesh? Letch? Haha It's like big white grapes that you peel off rough skin from. Very sweet. Later on, we took a ...

... and power. It was a blessing in disguise to lose it after too many kamikazes on an empty stomach! Now I can slow down a bit and recover from what had for a few days turned into a whirlwind social schedule. I can just spend a last few days with a few close friends. I'm happy, cheerful and refreshed and the feeling is a great reminder of the value of running your own life and having your own time to share with people you think are good company and want to be around.

I like nothing better than a few beers in a fine British pub with my friends or family, and rightly or wrongly we Brits have a reputation as a nation of pissheads! In China it seems, we have met our match when it comes to a nation of binge drinkers. If people go out for an evening it seems they either declare sobriety beforehand or do as much as possible to get as ...