Blogs from Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Asia - page 54

Today, we got the luck to have a free tour of Guangzhou thanks to our welcome university. We went to the temple of the Chen family’s ancestors I had already visited last Wednesday and we went to the Guangzhou museum which is in Yuexiu Park. As you already know how is the temple of the Chen Family’s ancestors, I will not tell you more about it. Let me just present you the Guangzhou museum… The pictures will explain you in a better way than mine what beautiful historical objects the museum encloses. ... read more

Let me introduce you the team of the day! From the left to the right, you will see: Nicoletta (Italian), Mikael (Canadian), I, Vito (French), Rym and Gilles who I don’t need to introduce you anymore and Joan (French). We started our day by visiting the temple of the six Banians. This temple is dedicated to Hui Neng , the sixth founder of the Chen sect (Zen). It was built in 537. The site is very pleasant due to the numerous planted trees. The pagoda seems to have 9 levels seen from outside but it has 7 levels in reality. However, it is indicated 9 levels at the top of the pagoda. The roof has a bronze mast which weighs 5000 kg! It is a peaceful place where you can meet Bouddha and his monk disciples. ... read more

Back home at 6 AM and woken up at 12 AM, I and Gilles wanted to go to a park. As Rym wanted to sleep more, we have both been there. On the road of Yuexiu park which is at 5 metro stations from Sun Yat-Sen University, we had the luck to find a manga exhibition. Youpi! We got inside for about 2.5 euros each and we discover another planet. They do what we call cosplay: people wear the costume of their favourite manga hero. So there were a cosplay parade and stands with manga drawers. Even if there were so many cute things to buy for cheap, I resisted and I only bought manga posters for my new apartment. Then, we have been to Macdonald’s and I ate a Chinese burger with spicy chicken, fries ... read more

After 12 hours of flight, I finally arrived at Baiyun airport at 6:30 AM. Even if I look fresh on the picture, I was exhausted. As the day was just starting, I could not have a rest at all knowing that in France it was 11:30 PM. Thus, note there are 7 hours of time lag between France and this part of China - Guangzhou. I travelled with two colleagues from my university: Rym and Gilles. We met an Algerian in the plane who became very friendly with us maybe because Rym is a good-looking Tunisian girl… He invited us to drink a coffee at the arrival and he left us very quickly due to his connection plane time. What a nice guy or should I say, thank you Rym! ;-) We took a taxi from ... read more

Hi Everyone. Sorry, no pics on this one. Just a quick post to say I'm in Guangzhou. Toured the factory that makes the biodegradable cutlery yesterday. The factory was clean and safe, workers seemed comfortable enough. Saw the injection molding machines, how the process worked, and some samples of other items they make. I was treated very well by the Greenpak folks, escorting me around, and feeding me well. Later today I catch a night train to Guilin, and will get there in the morning sometime. Hopefully at the hostel there I will have better internet connection. This one, in an internet bar where most everyone is gaming, the conection is very slow... so I can't do any pics. Buy GZ is a big city, loaded with people, buildings, etc... nothing too photogenic here, except maybe ... read more