China my impression

China lived up to the expectation!!

- A lot of rude people here. The guy I met in Guilin told me the rude people are mostly from the generation that grew up under Mao's culture revolution who never really educated and acted like thugs during that time. So their up bring is still resonate today. But at same time there are just as many friendly people. I strike up friendly conversions with many Chinese. So there is hope!

- Badly polluted places/cities

- smoking and spitting are everywhere. I think the Chinese government is tried to curb the latter, and I heard there is some success in the big cities on the coast.

- dirty, what can I say; most of the developing countries are dirty

- people are definetly getting richer

- still cheap to visit outside the major/big cities

- the drivers loves to honk their hones! The street of China is not only dangerous but it is extremely noisy. Also people of China are noisy as well, they don't care about their loudness, even late in the night.

The unexpected:

- prostitution, you could walk down a crowded/busy street and be approach by ladies asking you if you want massage and sex in low voice.

- every where there are new constructions: roads, building.


despite the shortcomings, there are still places for you to experience the "old" China and some remaining "wild" place. But do it soon, else it will be overrun and destoyed by the millions of up and coming middle class Chinese people.