Somebody’s going to pay for this mess, I assure you. Such a big disappointment! With Hu Jin Tao and China’s greatest leaders lining up in Shenzhen to watch the 30th anniversary grand fireworks together with hundreds of thousands of local
Dubrovnik–Croatia : Best of the Balkans
Dubrovnik, a quick detour to Croatia half an hour from the border with Montenegro, is one of the most impressive cities I’ve had the pleasure of visiting recently. What a gorgeous place! A modernly renovated historical old city set next
Hertzliya Beach–Israel : People
Herzliya offers some of the nicest beaches in Israel, with a boardwalk stretching almost all the way, a marina, shopping malls nearby and various other sea related attractions (sailing, surfing, sea-biking, etc.). Here’s from Wiki-travel : Herzliya beach is the
Chinese Tourism in Israel–Interview
The Israeli channel 2 morning show recently featured an interview with an English speaking Chinese tour-guide who takes mainland Chinese groups to visit Israel. The short interview provides some insights into how the Chinese see Israel and offers some curious
The importance of studying Chinese – Israeli Prime Minister
The current Israeli prime minister – Benjamin Netayahu – spoke at the last Israeli Business Convention and elaborated the importance of introducing Chinese studies to the Israeli education system. I’ve known about this for quite a while, but I finally
Growing Chinese studies trend – Israel
3 years after I wrote about the first signs of the Israeli Chinese studies trend and there are signs that the trend is still going strong (see “The Chinese Language Studies Trend in Israel” and “Channel 2 story : Israelis
Qi Bao–Shanghai’s local ancient water town
When you picture old China, what comes to mind? If you want to feel more of old Chinese-style Shanghai you need to move away from the colonial areas and the modern skyscrapers and venture onto the water towns surrounding Shanghai
Rila Monastery–Bulgaria
Nearing the end of a quick trip to the Balkans, and just before heading back through the Sofia airport, I visited Rila Monastry. High up in the mountains, through traitorous roads, is a beautiful fort-like monastery, which has one of
Chinese Red Army Orchestra Vintage Lipsynced Parodies
Taking the net by a storm are videos of the Chinese Red Army lipsynced to popular modern, and many of them western, songs. Scenes taken from the Long March Song Cycle movie (长征组歌) from back in 1976 are edited
Fairy Lake Botanical Gardens Shenzhen
Fairly Lake is a beautiful scenic nature spot in Shenzhen, well worth a day out of exploration. Aside from the Hongfa Temple, there are endless attractions for the family, museums, botanical gardens, a lake, pagodas and much more. You can