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Asia » China » Anhui » Huainan April 22nd 2015

Despite a forecast of rain, it turned out to be a nice day for our visit to the orphanage. Eight years ago the road was treacherous and we passed many accidents on our way to Huainan. It took us over three hours to get there from Hefei. Fortunate for us, there is a new highway so it took us half that time. And like every other city in China, Huainan’s population has grown considerably and there are a lot of new high-end apartments springing up on the outskirts of town. We were not allowed to visit the orphanage on our original visit as the location was considered bad feng shui, and now we know why. It is located in a very poor part of the city next to the “cave of 10,000 corpses”, a sad reminder ... read more
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Asia » China » Anhui » Huainan August 19th 2012

New photos on: http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg311/draftwrite/ …..Australia has competition for its collection of 'Big' attractions, those excuses for a road trip that rarely seem worthwhile if that's the only reason you've gone to visit an area. The Big Banana, The Big Lobster, The Big Koala, The Big Orange etc. China now has the Big Piano, though it's not called that. A sizeable building, like a grand piano with the lid open, a huge glass violin at the front accommodating the staircase. I'd seen photos on the internet & checked to find it's relatively nearby, in Anhui province. So I'm sucked in to making a trip, knowing the coal mining city of Huainan is not likely to be high on the list of desirable destinations..... …..via Jiangsu's capital, Nanjing & the Anhui capit... read more
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