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Title: Where I am in China Post by: Peter Bentley 彭达理 on February 25, 2015, 03:24:05 am Hi All
Go to Google earth and type in address : (cut-n-paste) Dongfengcun , Yueqing Shi, Wenzhou You should see a red location blob near the corner of 3 rivers Just to south-west of the blob you will see two sort of double-H type grey things with a white base leading south-east . These are two 29-story tower blocks seen slightly from one side (hence you can see one side = the white base) We live near the top of the far right hand side HH corner Pan back a bit and you will see some green hills to the north-east : this is a rocky outcrop which goes up to 1,000 feet and is my morning walk along the top ridge. If you focus down on the sides of the ridge you will see hundreds of U-shaped grey things - these are Chinese grave sites Cheers Peter Title: Re: Where I am in China Post by: Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司 on February 25, 2015, 05:47:34 am Cool, Peter. I'm sure your neighbours are very quiet - no loud parties in a graveyard! ;D
Best, Joey Title: Re: Where I am in China Post by: Wattana on February 25, 2015, 06:24:44 am Thanks Peter,
That's the wonder of modern technology! By the way, I see a small dark spot on the ridge. Is that you taking your walk? ;D Tom Title: Re: Where I am in China Post by: OIB on February 26, 2015, 08:33:03 pm Peter,
Your post reminded me of the visit my wife and I made to Liushi in Wenzhou a number of years ago. we visited our friends ( a yound couple whom we befriended when they lived in Kunming ). Liushi was a hub for various electrical appliances and assessories. Because of power rationing, every small shop had a portable generator to standby ( rather interesting sight ). The ladies in Liushi were fantastic drinkers of beers and hard liqour ! Wenshou people are very friendly and generous hosts ! We also went to Yueqing city nearby where our friends relatives lived. Of course, Wenzhou city itself was quite an experience. We had coffee in a western cafe along the seafront. Inn Bok Title: Re: Where I am in China Post by: Peter Bentley 彭达理 on February 27, 2015, 04:31:30 am Hi Inn Bok
Great to get your reply ! I have finally managed to set up a very personal and non quiet way in china :D but it works max 30 mins at a time so I can at last use the forum while in China (just !) Yes Liu Shi - and indeed the whole of Wenzhou is THE center of electric switches, transformers etc e.g CHiNT ! The people here are both wonderful ... and crazy when it comes to drinking Cheers Peter |