Originally Posted by
moondog
Beijing is determined to transform this city into something great (e.g. Nanning is China's official gateway to SE Asia, and the new HSR will make it blissfully convenient to access both the PRD and Beihai).
Are there any updates as to when these HSR open?
Originally Posted by
moondog
-Mandarin speaking ability is a pretty important feather in these parts. During my time in Beijing and Shanghai, I let my skills slide a bit because almost all meetings take place in English. This is not the case in Nanning; in spite of the fact that my colleagues speak passable English, none of the guys we meet with do, so if I'm not on my toes, there's a danger that we will fail to convey the proper message.
Do you hear in the streets of Nanning that you are in an autonomous region - the Zhuang one?
About the Chinese there, is their local dialect mutually intelligible with Cantonese, or is it not?