你叫什么意思? 四月二十三日-四月二十九日
Back from Nanjing I once again have time to write. The Massacre Memorial Hall in Nanjing is sure worth a visit, in spite of the disgusting photos. Do count on being a sight yourself if you don't look Chinese: one man even came and sat next to us, shouting to his friend to take a photo quickly before we left. They did not care to ask us if we would mind them taking a photo of us.
Some pictures from the week beginning with 23rd of April.
Tömningstiderna på dessa rariteter i gatubilden äro minst sagt exakt angivna.
Qinci Yangdian Taoist Temple in Shanghai. Entrance fee 5 yuan. Although it is new, I really liked the interior. It was somehow so peaceful and calm and as it is too new to be a major tourist spot, it meant that I was the only foreigner there among a handful Chinese engaged in some ceremony.
The museum commemorating the first meeting of the Communist Party of China, that took place here in Shanghai, close to Xintiandi. Free entry, but a ticket needs to be picked up outside the museum.
Early Saturday morning in Suzhou, famous for its gardens. Very early in fact, as the impolite ticket vendor in Shanghai only wanted to sell me a ticket to an early morning train leaving at 7.00, arriving in Suzhou at 7.25. Cost 40 yuan one way. It is wise to go to the train stations early, as you need to pass a security check and there might be a queu (although they are rarely particularly long). The most time-consuming part is in fact locating which platform your train will be leaving from, as there usually is a huge board with ALL of the departures of that day slowly rotating in a list, which means that you may need to wait for a while before your train appears on the board.
Getting a cold in Suzhou won't be a problem, as ginger is readily available.
Liuyuan was fairly crowded already in the early morning. Entrance fee 40 yuan.
While I was enjoying the chattering tourist groups, my roommates were freezing on a mountain with their horses in Gansu and sweating on a 沙滩, beach, on Hainan respectively.
I can't tell if this was 京剧 or 越剧， but it was some kind of Chinese opera.
A minor mishap...
The Confucius Temple in Suzhou.
As with everything delicious in China, this comes from Taiwan. A bean dessert with something ice cream-like that is not ice cream.
Living silkworms in the Suzhou Silk Museum, entrance fee 15 yuan.
This carpet was indeed beautiful, but somewhat too expensive.
I'm going up, up, up, up, up... Entrance fee 25 yuan.
Suzhou's suburbs seen from the pagoda.
Back to Shanghai with a gaotie, a high-speed train, departing 19.02, arriving 19.27 in Shanghai, 40 yuan.
The bridge with 9 corners in the shopping area next to the City God Temple in Shanghai.
Some pictures from the week beginning with 23rd of April.
Tömningstiderna på dessa rariteter i gatubilden äro minst sagt exakt angivna.
Qinci Yangdian Taoist Temple in Shanghai. Entrance fee 5 yuan. Although it is new, I really liked the interior. It was somehow so peaceful and calm and as it is too new to be a major tourist spot, it meant that I was the only foreigner there among a handful Chinese engaged in some ceremony.
The museum commemorating the first meeting of the Communist Party of China, that took place here in Shanghai, close to Xintiandi. Free entry, but a ticket needs to be picked up outside the museum.
Early Saturday morning in Suzhou, famous for its gardens. Very early in fact, as the impolite ticket vendor in Shanghai only wanted to sell me a ticket to an early morning train leaving at 7.00, arriving in Suzhou at 7.25. Cost 40 yuan one way. It is wise to go to the train stations early, as you need to pass a security check and there might be a queu (although they are rarely particularly long). The most time-consuming part is in fact locating which platform your train will be leaving from, as there usually is a huge board with ALL of the departures of that day slowly rotating in a list, which means that you may need to wait for a while before your train appears on the board.
Getting a cold in Suzhou won't be a problem, as ginger is readily available.
Liuyuan was fairly crowded already in the early morning. Entrance fee 40 yuan.
While I was enjoying the chattering tourist groups, my roommates were freezing on a mountain with their horses in Gansu and sweating on a 沙滩, beach, on Hainan respectively.
I can't tell if this was 京剧 or 越剧， but it was some kind of Chinese opera.
A minor mishap...
The Confucius Temple in Suzhou.
As with everything delicious in China, this comes from Taiwan. A bean dessert with something ice cream-like that is not ice cream.
Living silkworms in the Suzhou Silk Museum, entrance fee 15 yuan.
This carpet was indeed beautiful, but somewhat too expensive.
I'm going up, up, up, up, up... Entrance fee 25 yuan.
Suzhou's suburbs seen from the pagoda.
Back to Shanghai with a gaotie, a high-speed train, departing 19.02, arriving 19.27 in Shanghai, 40 yuan.
The bridge with 9 corners in the shopping area next to the City God Temple in Shanghai.
勿行！