Blogs from Foshan, Guangdong, China, Asia

next to the Guangzhou city is Foshan. it is small city but have a lot of history about Kungfu master. the most two famous Kungfu masters born and live here, Huang Fei Honf and Ip man, so if you visit this city you must come to the rental temple (Zumiao temple) to see the Kungfu performing or you can come to visit the Pot industry park to buy some chinese pot ceramic. ... read more

Thursday, 28th March 2013 I was awakened by the sound of rain this morning as we welcomed the first rays of daylight over Guangzhou city. From the 22nd floor of our apartment, the views of Tianhe District were clearly represented. The morning started with our breakfast encounter in url=http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowUserReviews-g298555-d1026981-r156144254-Ascott_Guangzhou-Guangzhou_Guangdong.htmlAscott. It was filling even though there were certainly better selections around. Armed with a metro map, we ventured straight to the city of Foshan to pay a tribute to Ip Man and Huang Fei-hung, two of the finest pugilists who lived in recent times. With the opening of the Guangfo Line, getting to our destination was a breeze. From the MRT station, the Zumiao Temple was another 5 minutes walk. For us, we were lucky in that the rain managed to pause... read more

Giornat di cazzeggio al tempio di Zuomiao ,entriamo e dopo 4 scatti in padella vengo sommerso da una scolaresca ... All'inizio solo alcuni hello , hello ( alcune decine ) dopo voglioni stringermi la mano ( anvedi che onore ) sto pezzo di italiano barbuto ... Non contenti vogliono pure autografi , ma che ve ne fate " guaglio " ?? booo scarabocchio alla meglio su dei fogli ... per concludere il prof con video camera e capo studentessa con microfono ( sempre in saccoccia del cinese medio ...) mi fa 2 domande da dove vieni e quanti anni hai .dopo questa esperienza traumatica non metto piu piede in un templio . ah ah Comunque carina la zona , hanno ricostruito tutto attorno. preso le vecchie case e ristrutturate ( ovvero mille negozi ) e ristorantini ... read more

Lingnan architecture is a style of building that derived out of the last two decades of the Qing Dynasty. The characteristics are brick, plaster, wood shutters, and arched roofs with clay tiles. At the moment I'm completing my masters degree in historic preservation which leads me on building scavenger hunts. Yesterday I visited Foshan's Eastern Square (Dongfeng Guanchan) I found that many of the city's Lingnan buildings were half way demolished, and some were undergoing a restoration. The symbol for demolish is 拆, Chai. They are distinguished with red spray paint. The selection process between "history" and rubble seems completely random. As though a bored teenager had walked down the street with a can of spray red spray pain playing: 'duck duck duck 拆!' Most of the workers this week were on holiday which gave me ... read more

We are getting used to noodles and rice for breakfast although none for Rosie Amey and Sophie Chant who joined in with the military training - the Chinese Air Force are here working with the students of Nanhai School. The day began deceptively coolly but by the mid afternoon temperatures had soared. We learned words for directions and colours in our Chinese lesson at 9.30 am. We can now find out where the nearest Mc Donalds is and order a hamburger and chips in any colour! In Art, the charismatic Mr Liang showed us how to turn our bent bamboo sticks in to colourful artistic Chinese lanterns (in some cases anyway). Keegan and Ryan could earn a living here with theirs; very artistic. Mrs Nitek and Mrs Stevens continue to compete for the teacher's attention, keen ... read more