China Trip

[yong]

So, today travelled to China, gonna be a long one, 2 weeks. The trip starts in Foshan. Arrived hotel 9.30pm, tired and hungry

Pretty large room

[Kinetic]

Nice! Don't hesitate to take pics of architecture and interior design. I like it.

[logos]

I found hotels in Guangdong province were exceptional value. This room must have been what, 200-260 rmb ?

[yong]

I found hotels in Guangdong province were exceptional value. This room must have been what, 200-260 rmb ?

Oh it’s Intercontinental Hotel in Foshan, you know Intercontinental, it’s 720RMB per room per night

[yong]

Its been 3 days, was down with a bad flu and soar throat so each evening got back to hotel early and sleep didn't find time to post here Now in a train from Tai'an city to Wuhan (5hrs 47mins ride). So where were we? Yes Halloween 1st Nov,

Went to a nice restaurant serving Teochew porridge

On the way to the restaurant


Was around 10pm young people dressed up to enter a club for Halloween party


The restaurant






Chrysanthemum tea


Xiao long bao


Fried bean curd soup


Sliced beef salad


Here comes their specialty, porridge, ordered a pork rib porridge




So smooth and delicious


On the way back passed by a bar strip

[yong]

Morning view from the room in Intercontinental Foshan


Breakfast, lots of stuff to choose from






A simple breakfast

[yong]

After meeting with local people was brought to a local Hakka restaurant for lunch





Hakka cuisine always start with tofu, soft, tender Hakka tofu the best


Chicken with salt


Egg plant in stone


Stuffed vegetables in claypot


Black buns

[yong]

More meetings in the afternoon from Foshan to Shunde. Ended up at a Shunde restaurant. Shunde is considered the heart of Cantonese cuisine. Many of cantonese chefs in top restaurants around the world are from Shunde.

Video of the front of restaurant






Many famous people come here to eat


Dining room


Chicken feet


Roast goose


Braised pomelo skin


Pork knuckle and eggs in black vinegar


Seafood wrap




No idea what this is some kind of animals from sea sheels


Left over condiments used for soup


The soup


Spicy crabs in pot


Morning glory


Mantis prawn


Peeled


Seafood rool


Buns

[yong]

Woke up 5am yesterday for 1hr ride to the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport en route Shandong Jinan. Used the Shenzhen Airlines Lounge for breakfast










Nice freshly cooked beef noodles




2hrs and 20mins to Jinan

[yong]

Arrived in Jinan (capital city of Shandong province) and took a 1hr 30mins drive to Taishan. Taishan mountain is historically important in China history as it is a mountain the early emperors visited even the first emperor who united China Qin Shi Huang Ti.

Anyway I am here for for holiday so went to visit a factory right away arriving at factory about 1pm so went straight for lunch in the factory canteen. Now this don't look like any canteen at all rather its like a restaurant



The meal, local Shandong cuisine, really impressed