A ShiKuMen entrance in Shanghai. (from NgKKH’s Flickr) Continuing from the previous episode, in this episode former Shanghai resident Wang WeiChuan talks about where to find the ShiKuMen houses and the renovations ShiKuMen houses have gone through. Weichuan goes back a couple of decades and discusses sanitation and privacy aspects of living in ShiKuMen. Wang …
In this episode, Mr. I-Shin Chow, a born and bred Singaporean shares with us some of his views on the life in China. Mr. I-Shin Chow, a travel lover, has stayed in North America and Europe for couples of years. He is now living in Shanghai, one of the most developed city in China. Links …
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In this episode we travel to Liaoning province of China. Liaoning, a province attracting a lot of attention in Singapore these days, is one of the provinces in the north-east of China. The three provinces in this region are collectively knows as “dongbei”. The XiaoQiao crew talks to Ting Ru – a Liaoning native and …
It is not easy for Chinese independent travelers as most countries have a strict visa policy for the Chinese, the exchange rate is not favorable and travel guides are written with a western audience in mind. But some young people, driven by the desire to learn more about the world, are venturing out. In this …
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