China - a country of contrasts
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Description: This trip shows the enormous contrasts of China along a trip from Urumqi to Hongkong by train.
China - a country of immense contrasts We are continuing our journey from Xian to Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guilin, Canton and finally Hongkong. China is a country of great contrasts in all aspects. Shanghai is a very modern city and landmark futuristic constructions alongside the former buildings are shaping the townscape. In the outskirts, modern apartment complexes with luxurious condos are being built right next to the little huts made of sheet metal, plastic and cardboard. On the other hand, life on the countryside resembles medieval times. Peasants are cultivating their land by hand, the richer of them with the help of water buffalos and donkeys. The main streets in Shanghai are filled with exclusive shops selling very expensive gadgets, the most precious one we see is a sailing boat for approx. USD 500'000, carved from elephant bones. On the countryside, markets are very chaotic and feature a wide variety of clothes, all kinds of plastic scrap, electronics and animals. Animal markets in China are the most exotic places we have ever seen. Chicken, geese, quails and other poultry are awaiting their sale crammed into small cages, often with their feet bound together, but all still alive. The animals are all bought and transported alive and it is not uncommon to see a Chinese women on her bike loaded with chicken from the bottom to the top finding her way through the crowd. A duck costs about 1 USD the kilogram. The fish section hosts almost all sorts of animals living in waters and looks more like a zoo than a market. Fish, crabs and snakes are held in large shallow pots on the floor and interested people take them out to check quality and age. The pots are indeed as shallow that a few fish take the chance to jump out and take a ride on the slippery soil before being captured by their proprietors. We didn't see any snakes escape from the same type of pots, but it might as well happen.
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