Blogs from Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, Asia - page 63

I had the most bizarre experience going into mainland China. Last time we went to mainland, we went to see the sites, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, all the good stuff. This time, we were just taking a one-night trip to visit friends. So we take a short train ride across the border between Hong Kong and the mainland to Shenzhen. Shenzhen is actually pretty cool, lots of tall buildings. There's a hugeass mall Where the train station is. Rows and rows of stores, it would take more than a couple days to walk through. It was really annoying though because it was a touristy area and all of the shop-people kept coming up to us to tell us to come into their store or show us a catalog with their wares, etc. We didn't ... read more

Summary - In Happy Valley in Shenzhen you find the theme park SPLENDID CHINA. Splendid China is featuring ´seeing round the ancient, civilized country with a history of 5.000 years and traveling over a land of charm and beauty in one or two days´. You met the wonders of China by walking around and making lots of pictures. This blog is the first part of our visit. When you want to know more about the buildings, history and so on of China you can find it on the internet www.wikpedia.com 0r let´s Google find it for you. Monkey and Bear. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Vandaag gaan wij weer naar Mainland China, Shenzhen. Hier gaan wij zwerven door het onvoorstelbare grote themapark Splendid China. Dit themapark laat op schaal de belangrijkste historische monumenten in China zien. Ook ... read more

I wish I could frame you and this feeling on the wall To stare at ’till there is no time... Hanson I just got back from China. What an adventure. My friend Kayte and I spent 2 days there visiting Marty, a family friend from home. He took care of us, good care of us, while we were there! It’s so crazy that I hung out with Marty in China. WOW! … I'm sorry it just boggles my mind. China is a whole different ball game than Hong Kong. The 2 days that we were in China (Shenzhen) we only saw one other “white” person, besides the 3 of us. It was an awesome experience! Some people speak English, most did not. (Not that I expect them to, it was just very hard to communicate) ... read more

My last day in Shenzhen was spent lychee picking and lychee peeling and lychee eating ! Look at all the lychees! Lychees! Lychees Everywhere! Me = in tree, = munching lychees! Beats watermelon picking, that's for sure. The pictures of this joyful moment were captured on a friend's camera, and the pictures will go up when he sends them to me. (Me, to stop munching merely to take a picture? heh!) I'm off to Xiangtan! **edit** The pictures have arrived, courtesy of Cheng Pei and his dad! Thanks!!! *******... read more

Well, Here I am in Shenzhen, after a beautiful flight across Russia (yay JON!) I love how the clouds look from above, it's so pure and full of promise. Shenzhen is a huge metropolis, littered with futuristic skyscrapers -watching all that japanese anime, I sometimes forget that there are cities such as Shenzhen which are actually pretty close to what's depicted on screen. And the lychees here are the size of golf balls! First mountain: Lian Hua Shan Not much of a peak, hence a perfect warm-up. It's right in the centre of the city, how come the UK doesn't get any mountains as city parks?! Beautiful, just what i've been dreaming of, steps cut out of rock, and and lush foliage everywhere. The view was an incredible cityscape, therefore a different kind of inspiring. Check ... read more