Tour to Dalian China

[inlinesix]

Last night was really cold. Was outside when it was -7 deg.. Wind chill was reported at -12 deg. Didn't bring enough.. had to buy winter wear from the malls

 

But the place is nice. Very organized and clean.. Got European feel.

All you need is a scarf. Being someone from tropical, it is always safer to bring more.

 

It has Russian influence similar to Harbin

[Davidklt]

Dalian is one of my favorite cities in China.

 

-Russian and Japanese influence in its architecture 

-Very clean

-Polite people

-Cheap seafood

[Solar]

Dalian is one of my favorite cities in China.

 

-Russian and Japanese influence in its architecture

-Very clean

-Polite people

-Cheap seafood

Dunno which I ate.. LS the whole of last night

[Renegade777]

Last night was really cold. Was outside when it was -7 deg.. Wind chill was reported at -12 deg. Didn't bring enough.. had to buy winter wear from the malls

 

But the place is nice. Very organized and clean.. Got European feel.

 

WT.....like that also want to whine. This shows you are not prepared. 

Edited March 10, 2018 by Renegade777

[Mcf777]

Dalian is one of my favorite cities in China.

 

-Russian and Japanese influence in its architecture

-Very clean

-Polite people

-Cheap seafood

Good to hear that.

I will plan my next trip Dalian together with Shenyang (only 2hrs by HSR btwn both cities)

[Icedbs]

I have not step into China for years but I really love to.

 

From friends who had recently visited, there is a remarkable transformation.

 

Cashless society - even elderly were using electronic payment in the market

 

their infra-structure projects - built at breakneck speed and some very cutting edge innovation

 

their e-commerce  - compare alibaba and amazon 

 

logistic - earlier years I was impressed with DHL and the likes of Fedex but today SF Express an overnight sensation expanding beyond believe

 

China would be the No 1 economy, it is not if but when. Goldman Sach reported in the near future India would be No 2 economy while USA the No 3 economy in the world around 2030 (not sure of the exact year).

 

The point is a country with billions of people and size millions times bigger than Singapore, do we expect perfect or near perfection in their transportation system. 

 

If we compare ourselves to them, our trains are a joke especially when we consider the number of years already given to rectify the situation, investment in terms of money in upgrading but worse of all is not transparent such as withholding information on breakdowns and re-classifiying the way breakdowns are classified and so on.

 

The delays are inevitable, look at USA and Canada and most notorious are budget airlines.

 

Take it as part and parcel of traveling and make provisions, otherwise with every delay can be unbearable.

 

Some of my bucket list including visiting the many historical sites in China and taking the train to Tibet.

 

Wonderful if any brothers here can share their experience.

 

It is true that China has progressed far. 

 

However, imo, their social values and behaviour did not keep pace with their economy and infrastructure improvements. That will take generations to improve.