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| - | Met [[Bonnie]] naar [[China]] | + | With [[Bonnie]] to [[China]] in 2017-18: |
| [[Kunming]], [[Jianshui]], [[Honghe Hani Rice Terraces]] and [[Jinhong]] | [[Kunming]], [[Jianshui]], [[Honghe Hani Rice Terraces]] and [[Jinhong]] | ||
| + | *24 - 25/12 2017: arrive in [[Xi'an]] | ||
| + | *26/12: fly to [[Kunming]] | ||
| + | *26/12 - 28/12: Kunming | ||
| + | *28/12: train to [[Jiànshuî]] | ||
| + | *29/12: bus to Xinjie, direct visit of rice terraces, night at Pûgaolâo village, see [[Honghe Hani Rice Terraces]] | ||
| + | *30/12 prepare for [[New Years' Eve]] at [[Jînghong]], from Mei Mei café to Mekong café, back and back | ||
| + | * 1/1 [[Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden]] | ||
| + | *3/1 bus to Menghai and Xiding, spent the night in Xiding | ||
| + | *4/1 visited the market at Xiding, bus back to Jinghong | ||
| + | *5/12 flight to Xi'an | ||
| + | *6/12 flight to [[Beijing]], [[Frankfurt]] | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | I travelled from Kunming to Jinghong in 1989, back when Jinghong was just a village. | ||
| - | 26/12 [vliegtuig, 2u30, €35 22:45, of €45 10:05] => Kunming tot 28/12 | + | In 1989, China had still much of the [[communist]] [[iron rice bowl]] mentality. Today, [[Chinese capitalism]] appears more capitalist than Europe's. [[Chinese communism]] is in fact just an excuse for [[Chinese police state]] and [[totalitarianism]]. The [[air pollution in China]] is horrendous. The [[Censorship in China]] is annoying. The [[death penalty in China]] is the largest practise of its kind in absolute numbers worldwide. |
| - | + | ==Films seen== | |
| - | 28/12 [trein, 2u40, 7:30, €4] => Jiànshuî tot 29/12 | + | *''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'', ok action film |
| - | + | *''[[Loving Vincent]]'' (with [[Vincent (song)|"Vincent"]] by [[Lianne La Havas]]), loved it, good to have chosen Vincent's last hours | |
| - | 29/12 [bus, 11:34, 3u, ¥43] => Xinjie | + | *''[[Tammy (film)|Tammy]]'', only 4.9 on IMDB, but had me laughing out loud |
| - | [minivan, 1u, tot 18:00, ¥15 vol] => Pûgaolâo village = slaapplaats rijstterrassen | + | *''[[In Search of Fellini]]'', boring, really very boring |
| - | + | ==Songs heard== | |
| - | 31/12 [minivan naar Nánshà, 1u,¥10 + bus naar Jînhong, 8u, 15:30, ¥178] => Xishuangbanna | + | *[[Little Apple (song)]], megahit in China since 2014 |
| - | + | *Twilight by [[Kotaro Oshio]], guitar playing, heard at Kunming Upland International Youth Hostel | |
| - | 4/12 [vliegtuig, 11:15, €95] => Xi'an | + | *Queendom by [[Vinida]], heard at my hostel in Xi'an, Chinese hip hop |
| - | + | *[[Rump Shaker (song)|Rump Shaker]] by [[Wreckx-n-Effect]], heard at my hostel in Xi'an | |
| + | *Fame by [[GZA]] & The Genius, heard at my hostel in Xi'an | ||
| + | *[[The Last Waltz (song)]], heard at my hostel in Xi'an | ||
| + | ==Books read== | ||
| + | *''[[De koude revolutie]]'' by Michel Houellebecq, read it on the plane there, what a marvelous collection of essays | ||
| + | *''[[Les Anneaux de Bicêtre]]'' by Simenon | ||
| + | *''[[The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By (novel)|The Man Who Watched Trains Go By]]'' by Simenon, second book I read, Kees Popinga is endearing | ||
| + | *''[[The Cat (novel)|The Cat]]'' by Simenon, saw this as a kid on tv with Jean Gabin | ||
| + | *''[[The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana]]'' by Umberto Eco, one of the lesser Eco's, loved the nobrow angle | ||
| + | *''[[While Mortals Sleep (short story collection)|While Mortals Sleep]]'' by Kurt Vonnegut, what a lovely collection of moralistic short stories | ||
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With Bonnie to China in 2017-18:
Kunming, Jianshui, Honghe Hani Rice Terraces and Jinhong
- 24 - 25/12 2017: arrive in Xi'an
- 26/12: fly to Kunming
- 26/12 - 28/12: Kunming
- 28/12: train to Jiànshuî
- 29/12: bus to Xinjie, direct visit of rice terraces, night at Pûgaolâo village, see Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
- 30/12 prepare for New Years' Eve at Jînghong, from Mei Mei café to Mekong café, back and back
- 1/1 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
- 3/1 bus to Menghai and Xiding, spent the night in Xiding
- 4/1 visited the market at Xiding, bus back to Jinghong
- 5/12 flight to Xi'an
- 6/12 flight to Beijing, Frankfurt
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Notes
I travelled from Kunming to Jinghong in 1989, back when Jinghong was just a village.
In 1989, China had still much of the communist iron rice bowl mentality. Today, Chinese capitalism appears more capitalist than Europe's. Chinese communism is in fact just an excuse for Chinese police state and totalitarianism. The air pollution in China is horrendous. The Censorship in China is annoying. The death penalty in China is the largest practise of its kind in absolute numbers worldwide.
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Films seen
- Pacific Rim, ok action film
- Loving Vincent (with "Vincent" by Lianne La Havas), loved it, good to have chosen Vincent's last hours
- Tammy, only 4.9 on IMDB, but had me laughing out loud
- In Search of Fellini, boring, really very boring
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Songs heard
- Little Apple (song), megahit in China since 2014
- Twilight by Kotaro Oshio, guitar playing, heard at Kunming Upland International Youth Hostel
- Queendom by Vinida, heard at my hostel in Xi'an, Chinese hip hop
- Rump Shaker by Wreckx-n-Effect, heard at my hostel in Xi'an
- Fame by GZA & The Genius, heard at my hostel in Xi'an
- The Last Waltz (song), heard at my hostel in Xi'an
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Books read
- De koude revolutie by Michel Houellebecq, read it on the plane there, what a marvelous collection of essays
- Les Anneaux de Bicêtre by Simenon
- The Man Who Watched Trains Go By by Simenon, second book I read, Kees Popinga is endearing
- The Cat by Simenon, saw this as a kid on tv with Jean Gabin
- The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco, one of the lesser Eco's, loved the nobrow angle
- While Mortals Sleep by Kurt Vonnegut, what a lovely collection of moralistic short stories
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