Blogs from Wuhan, Hubei, China, Asia

Another day, another breakfast. My friend had wanted to take me for a soupy noodle dish that is popular here, but I nixed the idea as I am not a fan of soup noodles and had just eaten it the day before. Instead we returned to the hot dry noodles place and had another very filling and tasty bowl of those. We also got some shuijianbao, which are another type of dumpling and are a style that I really like. They are similar to xiaolongbao in that they have soup inside as well as meat, but the wrapper is thicker and breadier, more like a baozi. The way they are cooked is a combination of steaming and frying, which makes the tops fluffy and the bottoms crispy. Total yum! I think I have been spoilt with ... read more

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day according to some and it is definitely an important meal in Wuhan. According to my friend, who lives here locals typically eat out for breakfast and even if they eat at home they don't prepare it themselves. Given the amount of restaurants and stalls selling breakfast, I could well believe it. After grabbing a quick coffee, we headed to Jiqing street about a 5-10 minute walk from where I was staying, which was lined with restaurants. I was excited to try 热干面 (reganmian), which translates to hot dry noodles. This dish is one of Wuhan's most famous and it sounded perfect for me as I like noodles, but not noodle soup. The restaurant we went to was called Cai Lin-Kee (蔡林记) and is a pretty popular place. The ... read more

Wuhan The best of these return visits to Wuhan was the chance to see the city better. I was not mostly stuck seeing Guan Gu but other places around Wuhan including around the many metro stations and train stations between all my travels from and to Wuhan. From the Grand Ocean Mall’s statue reproduction of the “running of the bulls” to the wondrous street scene and the many small park and gardens hidden throughout Wuhan. But the reality was that it was finally time to start the last leg of my return “home” to Shenzhen. I had one last chance to see the beauty and modernness of Wuhan before going to my last stop upon my trip list. I had added Langfang for a chance to visit with my friend Terry before finally coming back. Fortunately ... read more

This was my second time in Wuhan but I didn't have my friend Terry assisting me. The four and a half hour train ride was done during the afternoon arriving to my destination by 18:15 (6:15 P.M.). It was a very long trip when compared to the half hour to forty-five minutes (the ride to Guangzhou) I was very accustomed to by now. I feel very happy upon arriving at the Wuhan Train Station. I had in part "forgotten" to mention this little trip to my friend Terry because I wanted to discover this place on my own this second time around. It started with discovering which metros I needed to use to reach the GuanGu Area (Optical Valley). With a bit of help from the tourist office (that barely spoke English) and a tourist version ... read more

by Mali Andreoli When we was looking for our hotel, we got stuck and couldn't find the hotel. So we asked two people, and they said to go left. So we went left. We kept walking, kept walking, but we couldn't find it. Then we realised we were going backwards. So we went back, and then Mum spotted it. It was right behind us. The name was right up the top, and we didn't see it. And then we finally found the hotel. When we went to have breakfast, we was late, so we got as much food as we can, and eat as fast as we can. And I had rice bubbles and watermelon and two pieces of cake. Then we looked at Dad's watch and it was about to close, so we quickly went ... read more