The metro in Shenzhen is a wonderful thing, cheap, easy to navigate, and the best thing of all, air-conditioning! It makes the London Underground look ancient, and you actually still have an internet connection while on the train, it’s great! Metro As you can see, there are 7 lines, which they are still adding to, but it is quite easy to navigate. Luckily the station names are in both Chinese and English, so after a while you will get used to traveling around Shenzhen. The tr

It is that time of year again, the time for love, in China anyway. The Qixi Festival aka Chinese Valentines day falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar moon, this year falling on the 17th of August. It begins with the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl (牛郎和织女), one of the four great folk tales of China. A love story between Zhinu (织女; the weaver girl) and Niulang (牛郎; the cowherd). There once was a younger brother who lived with his older brother and his sister in law. Th