The Phoenix Tower in Chaozhou has a history of over 400 years. It has been under renovation these days, according to Shantou Special Zone Evening. It was first built in 1585 in the Ming dynasty and rebuilt in 1765 in the Qing dynasty. Destroyed by lig...

ZhongYuan posted on December 8th, 2007 under: Travel in China, Fun place | Tag: Chaozhou, history | 4 Comments »

About three to four hours northwest of Shantou lies a gorgeous mountain getaway that is like a little piece of Yunnan cut up and transplanted to northern Guangdong. If nature is your thing, Bridge Creek Village is for you.
The village is nestled...

ZhongYuan posted on October 9th, 2007 under: Travel in China, Fun place | Tag: No Tags | 2 Comments »

The Shantou Plant and Flower Market is a pretty cool place — both literally and figuratively — to stop by and get a few green things to brighten up your apartment, if you are so inclined.
Mostly, I was impressed that I could get five...

ZhongYuan posted on September 13th, 2007 under: Business in ST, Fun place, Living in ST | Tag: No Tags | 2 Comments »

Well back in Shantou now, today I went and tried out the INDOOR swimming pool that I found just before New Year.  There is an indoor swimming pool at the Meritus but it is small and hot and costs 80rmb, so not for the general population then.  This ...

Maggie Ad posted on March 1st, 2007 under: Fun place | Tag: changping road, sport | 5 Comments »

Finally! A quiet evening and the internet is working too. Making the tv programme was fun, my main comment is how appalling my accent is, Really need to work on that. Today and the next two days all the schools are on exams, so there are hardly any...

Maggie Ad posted on January 15th, 2007 under: Shantouer, Fun place | Tag: Chenghai, culture, musuem | 6 Comments »

One year ago when I was thinking to start this blog, I asked one of my Australian friends about his view of living in Shantou. He said a lot of things, but one of them was about the Lin Bai Xin library in Lin Bai Xin square. “It has been there for y...

Richard.H posted on December 23rd, 2006 under: Fun place | Tag: Library, Work | 1 Comment »

Went to the Meritus for Afternoon Tea on Sat afternoon.  It was interesting - obviously not as classic as in England - no scones, no sandwiches - but as well as cakes with REAL CHOCOLATE they also had fresh salad and some hot (well, kept-warm) snacks...

Maggie Ad posted on May 30th, 2006 under: Fun place, Eating in ST | Tag: hotels, Jinsha Road, Restaurant | 5 Comments »

Mmm, just had lunch, it’s nice to be full.  Well had a reasonably quiet weekend…  Mainly taekwondo and eating, which generally speaking makes me happy. 
Went up to Dansuao Hotspring again last night.  This is just a little update...

Maggie Ad posted on May 16th, 2006 under: Fun place, Eating in ST | Tag: beer, Chaoan, Chaozhou, food, Restaurant | 2 Comments »

Went on a boat trip last night. It was a friend’s surprise birthday party and her boyfriend hired a small boat to drive up and down the river while we partied on it. So thoughtful!
Actually you don’t have to hire your own boat, the...

Maggie Ad posted on April 1st, 2006 under: Shantouer, Fun place | Tag: boat, Haibin Road, swimming | 4 Comments »

A couple of weekends ago I went to Queshi. Now, before anyone puts a post on, I know Queshi isn’t an island, it’s only a river. But y’know, it feels like the sea and in fact it nearly is the sea, and people have to cross one of two...

Maggie Ad posted on March 30th, 2006 under: Fun place | Tag: countryside, Haibin Road, Queshi | 6 Comments »