Sanya is a city south on the island Hainan. It lays at the height of Vietnam and known for the best beaches in China. I can totally confirm that! I was there with two friends of mine from exchange for their birthdays. We decided to take the night train because it was way cheaper than…
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Beijing – China
Oh Beijing, such a wonderful city full of culture, modern sides, famous spots, delicious food and party possibilities. We spend five days in this city in October 2016 as a short break in between our exchange semester. It was gorgeous! The smog was hard on us and it makes me sad how humans influence the…
Shanghai – China
Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in China beside Beijing and Shenzhen. We only had a weekend in Shanghai. I went with a friend from Exchange and also visited three friends from my Germany university who did their exchange in Shanghai. Like most of the bigger Chinese cities Shanghai is a beautiful clash of…
Guangzhou – China
Guangzhou is a city near by Shenzhen. You could either take a around three to four ours train ride or take the fast train for an hour. Of course, we decided for the last one. The train system in China is the best! All modern, fast and very well organized. Germany should really learn from…
Guilin – China
With four friends from exchange we did an extended weekend trip to Guilin. This area is known for its beautifully shaped mountains, the Li Jiang river and the rice fields. Since we went there after the harvest, we skipped the rice fields and got lost in the beautiful nature. We started in Guilin but just…
Macau – China
The “Las Vegas” of China, that is what Macau is also known for. I’m not much into gambling, so I just played on a few slot machines, but some of our guys really got into it. Anyway, even if like me you are not into gambling, it is still worth a visit if you are…
Exchange semester in Shenzhen – China
As part of my Master of Science degree in Management and Marketing I had to spend an exchange semester abroad. I wanted to be far away from home and gain a very different experience far from the west, this is why I chose the Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS in the following) in Shenzhen,…
Shenzhen – China
Since I have spent five months on exchange in Shenzhen this is going to be a longer post. Retrospective I tried to summarize the different experiences I made. The whole time I went through ups and downs, loving and hating the Chinese culture at the same time. I wouldn’t say I went though culture shock…
Hong Kong
On the 11th of August 2016 a very important journey started for me. I was on the way to an exchange semester in Shenzhen, China due to my master’s degree. Since Shenzhen borders with Hong Kong a few of the exchange students decided to spent a couple of days in Hong Kong before the semester…