Lily's Family

Shenzhen: Getting a Feel of Everyday Life

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April 4th 2012
The bullet train was pretty quick taking us over an hour to travel 165kms with a few stops along the way! We arrived at our hotel to be surprised to find the most beautiful room yet! We hadn’t paid that much (about €26) in comparison to the prices in other hotels. The accommodation in china is more expensive than South East Asia but the food, transport etc. is very cheap. Anyway back to the ro ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more