Monthly Archives: August 2011

China for me has always been Hunan. The beautiful campus of Hunan University at the foot of the Yuelu Mountain with its famous Yuelu Academy. The rice terraces and the peasant life in Xiangtan County. Stinky tofu on the streets and red hot … Continue reading →

Hunan’s capital Changsha is famous for its wild nightlife nowadays, but I had not expected that having dinner with a businessman, his freshly married young wife and some of his employees on a Tuesday night would throw me in the … Continue reading →

I was supposed to meet someone at Xintiandi, the part of old Shanghai that has been resurrected for tourists. While I was waiting between the cute little brick houses, I took a look around the shop windows and restaurant menus, … Continue reading →

I am in Shanghai, but I did not come here on the new high-speed train. Not that I didn’t try. I tried to book a ticket online and I tried to buy it in person from the little train ticket … Continue reading →