I’m not sure if news of the earthquake has reached Singapore, but this website is my only means of communication at the moment. I presume not that many people are interested. I just wish to document this just in case… The good news, no aftershocks so far. We’ve gone back into our hotel rooms. The […]
At about 5.00pm this evening, Kangding County was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Ritcher Scale. The quake lasted for about 30 seconds. A glass of tea I made and placed on the table rocked so hard that the tea was spilled. The floor shook hard, nearly throwing me off balance. My little […]
It’s now 1 deg C at Kangding. Mobbed by a very rowdy bunch of drivers at the bus station this morning. Decided not to take the risk. These guys could be robbers. Decided to postpone trip to Xinduqiao and Tagong. Went to 跑马山 instead. Quite a rewarding trip it turned out to be. Found Kangding’s […]
As expected, it’s going to be cloudy at Chengdu. No issue there as we’ll be moving out the next day. Snow showers likely to end before we arrive at Kangding on 21st Nov. Looks like we’re going to see some nice pics. Will post forecast for Litang and Daocheng closer to departure date. Check Out […]
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(Reuters) – An explosion at a railway station in Urumqi, capital of China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang, on Wednesday injured some people, state media said. The blast happened at Urumqi’s south railway station, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The People’s Daily said on its official microblog that some people had been injured […]
Chinese cities can be big, ugly and unfriendly, but apart from the usual annoyances, most independent travellers would never describe them as dangerous. A city like Kunming is famous for its mild weather and being generally less hectic and unfriendly than other cities. But the unexpected has happened. On March 1st 2014, 28 civilians were […]