Translation: Gerda van Petersen,
Wisconsin, USA

Not all links are available yet on the English version of this site. The translation is taking some time. As soon as a translation is available those links will work as well. 

Since September 2004 I’ve started to post small pieces here about working, living and studying in Chengdu, China.

If you would like some general information about the country, population, religion, etc. click on the link “Information China” located on the left navigation menu.
If you would like to read about my trip through China in 2001, click on the link “28 day journey”.
Behind the link “Highlights Chengdu and Highlights Sichuan” you will find all kinds of information and photo’s about the city Chengdu and the province Sichuan and behind the link Highlights China you will find the residual story's and pictures. The rest of the links are self-explanatory.
This site will be regularly updated with new information and pictures.

The reporting with video's is a big success. So I will go on with travel video's from the TV sender CCTV9. Every week another. Click in the left menu: Travel China - Travel video's.
And culture and history video's are under the topic 'Culture'.

A Westerner’s first impression of China is a very chaotic and completely incomprehensible place. But the more you immerse yourself, have patience and show respect for the Chinese in general and for their different customs, the more things become clear. Don’t think that we Westerners invented the wheel because it isn’t true. Realize that there are a lot of ways things can be done and one way isn’t necessarily better or worse than the other.
Don’t expect a clear story out of me. I observe something, I am surprised a lot and those are the kind of experiences I try to convey. Just see it as a regularly returning column. 

Here the most recent slideshows of the "China Daily" paper. Maybe you must close your Pop-Up blocker. Lavasoft Ad-Watch is also a blocker. Turn off the music of this site.		You are visitor number:
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		Chinese Service - 2004, August 4
Hooked on the high life in China		Observation on the Street Corner 1 - 2004, September 5
Grips of last "Boatman"		In the Restaurant - 2004, November 10
Old  residences in Kaiping		I saw this on TV - 2004, November 20 (photo's)
Wedding Revolution of New China (1949-2009)		Bureaucracy - 2004, December 12
Four seasons of Xinjiang		Observation on the Street Corner 2 - 2004, December 18
Charming Xinjiang		The University - 2004, December 20 (photo's)
Amid Rebuilding, Scars Linger from Quake		The Standard of Living - 2004, December 28
Mourn quake victims on Tomb-sweeping Day		Living in Chengdu - 2005, January 17 (photo's)
Celebrating the Tibetan New Year 2009		Chinese New Year - 2005, March 6 (photo's)
24the Winter Universiade opens in Harbin		Chinese Street Vendors - 2006, October 4 (photo's)
		Barber Shops - 2008, May 7
Go to the archive for more slide shows
Look at the daily live of Chinese people. A photoghrapher takes every month the pictures. Click here.		And here the new e-magazine of the China Daily. Turn off the music from this site Look here for more E_Magazine		Here you will find a lot of tourist information about TIBET:
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