Europe Day

11.05.2009 - Party for 9 may, the Europe Day.

I rearley go to the parties, but this one was really impresive: I realize how many europeans work in China, especially in diplomatic positions!

some moments from this party I manage to keep it for the future...

First - the welcome ceremony..

A great green garden, in a very quaiet ``corner`` in Beijing center!!!

The EU ``Ambasador``, singing for all the guests

and the belgian ambasador (?)

Praparations for a performant performing

and the huge birthday cake, just for us!!! mmmiaaaamm, really tasty

LONGQING XIA - The dragon valley

09.05.2009 - Another saturday, another discovery!
Longqing xia - The valley of the dragon. 80 km north of Beijing!
An incredible place from which we just see a drop!

Long -the dragon!

and his moths.... were all the visitors disapear!

new friends

discovering a long valley - the long long valey

waterfalls

In the dragon stomach!

and up to the tail!

Hope no more forgeting my walnuts``he tao`` = good for the brain!
finally I understand way!

admiring the landscape


Li Laoshi , chinese teacher - think is one of the best teacher I`ve met
like we say in Romania...un dascal adevarat


one 460 years cupressus

Dragons in every corner, watching the visitors

Chinese or inca???

The most difficult part - missing home!
This place remind me so much of my mountains, my home country!
And these people remind me so much of my friends!


The paradise of plants and horticulture...

Even a prunus triloba with fruits... ahhh .... home again

And the first chinese hat that I see...

A huge thanks and hug for ``wode hanyu laoshi``, for offering me this trip!

Xiexie

Badachu - a huge park with 8 budist temples

02.05.2009

8

Shilinxia - unforgetable experience

30.04.2009

At the Shilinxia mountain - gorge of stone forest, waterfalls and spectacular landscapes!

True!

Kids - and not only kids, have with what to play!

Somethimes is not fun anymore! After 5 minutes trying to get out from the water... when everything around you is mooving your powers let you down!

Finnaly, I promise myself that I will experience everything it is to experience in China! Spinig hell is one of them!

but I survived!

Pinggu - violin factory and arts&craft school

28.04.2009

First visit outside Beijing not organized by STF.

First stop:a violins factory

desigur, amatti quality! pentru mai putin de 100 yuani (adica 50 ron, sau 12 euro)

  

Second visit - Arts&crafts School

Ne ureaza bun venit chiar directorul scolii!

 

iar studentii italieni asculta cu mare atentie si respect!

Apoi se intreaba de ce scartaie economia lor! 

Profesorul nu se lasa insa tulburat! sau nu arata asta !

 

Orice se poate face in China! inclusiv modelul de pe bolovani! Mai ales modelul de pe bolovani!

 

o improvizatie pentru relaxarea tinerilor artisti!

And my fellows, discovering a new chinese way of thinking

``Waiting for the time to come``

Discovering chinese food

Doamne! eram fericita ca in sfarsit pot sa imi gatesc ceva mancare! 

Si-mi era pofta de ou fiert cu sare! Ca de Paste nu am avut ce ciocni!

Numai ca surpriza! Asa arata un ou proaspat cumparat de la supermarket, cand nu sti sa citesti  ce cumperi!

Inutil sa spun ce miros au aceste oua proaspete! Imi curge nasul si dupa o juma de ora de cand le-am aruncat!

Am vrut China, o am!

Tea market

I studied 4 years for my PhD about tea.
Conclusion: I do not know nothing about tea!
At least no if I compare myself with this guy!

Night by night life...

For the moment... not too many night moments

Students are students, everywhere. Some of my fellows will comment maybe... we are researchers, but... tot o apa si-un pamant!

Daca seara/nopatea ti se face foame, nici o problema. Ai ce alege!
Poate fructe

Sau ceva carnita. Bineinteles, nu sti niciodata ce mananci.
La una din mesele ``festive`` am avut impresia ca mananc larve de ceva . Pacat ca nu am facut poze. Nu voi sti niciodata ce am mancat.
Gratarele astea ambulante sun accesibile oricui: o frigaruie costa de regula 2 yuani (adica 1 leu).

Poti sta si la o bere cu prietenii, dar asta daca poti bea bere, calda, calduta, potrivita, nu chiar asa de calda... etc. Mai rar bere la gheata!

Day by day life

Paintings... real ones???

Temple of Haeven

Summer Palace

Coming back to Beijing - first impresion

Next stop - Chengdu

Next stop - Shanghai

Next stop - Harbin

The first night in Harbin (01.04.2009) began, again, with a ``visit`` at the traditional cuisine!

Hen hao!

Carnaciori ca la noi acasa. `Porcarii``la fel de gustoase!

Second day, some classes - finally, it is a intercultural training.

The hotel it is one of the best in Harbin, but people are the same everywhere... allways find the same type of solutions!

First contact with people on the streets. Yes! This is one of the China`s faces!

And if you ever come here, REMEMBER the 1st rule for crosing the streets: STAY ALIVE!

The streets are clean! Somethimes too clean!

Cred si eu.... cu asa cosuri de gunoi....

Influenta ruseasca peste tot. Mersul pe strazi imi trezea un straniu sentiment de revolta.

In week-endul ala era ``seara celebrarii mortii``. Oamenii ardeau la colt de fiecare strada gramajoare de hartie galbena=bani, pentru celebrarea celor plecati de printre ei!

Ortodox church! Only in the northen China you can see them.

We were lucky! Listen some music! Intresting experience, but not more!

The church is more for the turists and for the magazines pictures!

The spring is here! The river, the main source for the ice sculptures, actually the main resource for a lot of things, needs to receive his spring clouths.

But some things must remain! The relicts...

Or the habit to cross the river on ice! In April, on 15 C degree....hmmm, crazy man

Other habits are really moving!

Caligraphy, amazing art!

We say goodby to our first target!

Next stop: Shanghai!

First day in Beijing

I didn`t took photos at my arrival in Beijing airport! I was to `lost` finding out that BA lost my luggage!

Now I regret - I will never be able to put in words how surprise I was about first contact with China!

This was the image!

After, the luxury of our hotel!

After, some shopings... no cloths and shoes for the meeting with commisioner and ambasador!

Discovering the Flower Market

Next day---1 April. Visit at EU Embassy. Inaugural speach. My fellows

And I

First diner, chinese style. God.... with the sticks

My precious walnuts are really precious here! Exposed like jewelry!

A service station for bykes! A mobile one!

Leaving home