First Trip to China
Nov 21, 2004 | 11:58 pm
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I very well could have unique experiences, but Zhejiang is always great for me. Normally I am in Yiwu, Ningbo, and Hangzhou, and I have always felt safe and welcomed. Guangzhou and Pudong I have admit can be kind of crazy at times. But the smaller cities have always provided me a wonderful visit with no problems or concerns so far.
Let's cross our fingers that WaterDragonWings has a wonderful time.
Let's cross our fingers that WaterDragonWings has a wonderful time.
Nov 22, 2004 | 2:51 pm
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Originally Posted by KosraeTV
Pudong I have admit can be kind of crazy at times.
Nov 22, 2004 | 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Motion122
You may purchase phone cards in the arrival lobby. Make sure it can be used in Hangzhou and not just Shanghai.
as far as phone card types go, i'm partial to the 17910 liantong (联通）cards. they're a little pricy on a per minute basis, but the quality is better and you can register them to any phone (so you don't need to enter the pin each time).
Nov 22, 2004 | 3:29 pm
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Hey Moondog,
Don't get me wrong, I'm the one who loves visiting China. My last visit was in October for a trade show, the end part of October. And that was when we encountered a problem. IMHO, The larger qty of foreign visiters at any time I think brings out some potentials for problems. And this could have been the case during the trip.
But I will stand to my opinion that the smaller cities in China are friendlier, more helpful, and safer, then the larger cities and the larger cities can be kind of crazy at times (think Canton Fair in GZ). Now before anyone jumps down my throat here, I think that is the same for any other country in the world also.
Don't get me wrong, I'm the one who loves visiting China. My last visit was in October for a trade show, the end part of October. And that was when we encountered a problem. IMHO, The larger qty of foreign visiters at any time I think brings out some potentials for problems. And this could have been the case during the trip.
But I will stand to my opinion that the smaller cities in China are friendlier, more helpful, and safer, then the larger cities and the larger cities can be kind of crazy at times (think Canton Fair in GZ). Now before anyone jumps down my throat here, I think that is the same for any other country in the world also.
Nov 22, 2004 | 7:05 pm
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Originally Posted by KosraeTV
Hey Moondog, Don't get me wrong, I'm the one who loves visiting China.
now, shanghai itself certainly has some craziness (xujiahui, nanjing rd. e, etc) going on, but almost all of that is on the puxi side.
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Nov 22, 2004 | 7:27 pm
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Definitely Puxi is an adventure itself, majority of the people I know live in Puxi and transit to Pudong each day. I think Pudong overall was a success, I personally like how they built it up. Nanjing is fun near the Bund if I have the right area but don't forget about Maoming Lu. That's a totally different world compared to Pudong.
Thinking about it, it was porbably the fact that the trade shows were going on and brought in some roving groups to the Pudong Side.
Thinking about it, it was porbably the fact that the trade shows were going on and brought in some roving groups to the Pudong Side.