KaiFeng, Henan China KaiFeng is a small yet old city in the eastern Henan Province in China. It’s only about an hour and a half from Xuzhou on the fast train. In May, we, along with another friend of ours, decided to take a trip there. Honestly, the only reason we went there was because our friend, Jane, was taking care of the tickets and had done all the research already. So with Jane as our tour guide, we took off hoping for the best, but expecting nothing special. We got to Kaifeng during the day and immediately realized that this [View Full Entry]

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We lived in Xuzhou from October 10th 2008 to August 30th 2009. If you don't know too much about Xuzhou (and you won't unless you or someone close to you have lived there) it's an interesting city. The people are extremely nice and kind. There aren't too many foreigners there, although that’s changing quickly. I think the best thing about Xuzhou is that it’s small enough that there aren’t too many foreigners but big enough to have all the essentials. It’s really one of the places to see the real China without giving up the essentials of western life. It was [View Full Entry]

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