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January 4th 2015
Published: January 14th 2015
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Happy New Year from China! Becky and I seized a rare opportunity of having a couple of days off at the same time to hop on the Chinese fast train (305km/hour) to Jinan, Shandong Province, some 450km away from Beijing. You’ve never heard of Jinan? Well, me neither before 2015! Jinan is actually the capital city of Shandong Province, an attractive area of China mostly famous for 3 other places (I... Read Full Entry



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Jeremy Chiron
Jeremyaroundtheworld
Jeremyaroundtheworld
I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info
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morning in Jinanmorning in Jinan
morning in Jinan
Cooking in the middle of the street.
January 04 in Jinan, Shandong ProvinceJanuary 04 in Jinan, Shandong Province
January 04 in Jinan, Shandong Province
walking around Furong Jie, the snack street
fake old buildingfake old building
fake old building
still nice though, what do you think?
quiet alleyquiet alley
quiet alley
Good morning Jinan!
narrow alley in Jinannarrow alley in Jinan
narrow alley in Jinan
cute house at the corner of newly paved roadscute house at the corner of newly paved roads
cute house at the corner of newly paved roads
street scene in Jinanstreet scene in Jinan
street scene in Jinan
electric mopeds are widely spread around middle sized cities
hole in the wallhole in the wall
hole in the wall
aiming at youth and tourists... what tourists?!
Jinan, 2015Jinan, 2015
Jinan, 2015
quiet and nice
one of the many canals in Jinanone of the many canals in Jinan
one of the many canals in Jinan
fishing in the city center (5 minutes away from Furong jie)!fishing in the city center (5 minutes away from Furong jie)!
fishing in the city center (5 minutes away from Furong jie)!
a church in the old citya church in the old city
a church in the old city
wandering around the old quarterwandering around the old quarter
wandering around the old quarter
alley + construction acossalley + construction acoss
alley + construction acoss
typically Chinesetypically Chinese
typically Chinese
This is ChinaThis is China
This is China
Street sceneStreet scene
Street scene
another restaurant
Street sceneStreet scene
Street scene
little convenience shop
This is the kind of houses they are building in place of the old onesThis is the kind of houses they are building in place of the old ones
This is the kind of houses they are building in place of the old ones
in a few years, the entire "old quarter" will look like this.
Good morning Jinan!Good morning Jinan!
Good morning Jinan!
People live behind this door...People live behind this door...
People live behind this door...
at the foot of another building



14th January 2015
Yummy!

Danielle
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tous ces plats me font vraiment envie ! good........very good ! porc caramélisé ? choux fleurs ? et légumes comme je les aime et comme je ne sais pas faire !
14th January 2015
Yummy!

Danielle
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good !
tous ces plats me font vraiment envie ! good........very good ! porc caramélisé ? choux fleurs ? et légumes comme je les aime et comme je ne sais pas faire !
14th January 2015
the real China!

danielle
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tu fais peur.............
tu as fait peur à cette old lady............
14th January 2015
beautiful light at Baotu Spring Park

danielle
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oh yes !
beautiful picture
14th January 2015
Yummy!

danielle
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good food !
chou fleur, porc caramélisé ? poulet et légumes cuisinés comme j'aimerais savoir faire ! j'ai faim............
14th January 2015
Kong pao chicken with eggplant = delicious!

danielle
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delicious!
oh yes, I want to taste ..........Becky, tu dois m'apprendre à faire ce plat ; dis moi les ingrédients dont tu as besoin.........
14th January 2015
a playful cat surprised me!

danielle
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oh !
ne bouges pas ! tu as vu le vélo ?
14th January 2015
a relaxing afternoon!

danielle
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le vélo.........
trop drôle !
14th January 2015
Happy New Year!

danielle
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happy new year !
happy New Year to you too
5th April 2015

Hilton
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Good post
I read this right before I went to Jinan for a few days and it was really helpful. The hutongs off of Furong Jie were quite interesting as you mentioned.

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