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World’s Biggest Airport Opens in Beijing

Just in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China has opened the world’s biggest airport. The new Terminal 3, built at a cost of $3.5 billion USD, measures a gigantic 501 square MILES! This one building is 17% bigger than the combined floorspace of all of Heathrow’s terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 and new Terminal 5. From the air, the […]

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Condo Shopping in Shanghai

To get an idea on what it’s like to live in Shanghai, we went condo shopping. We tour a couple of apartments in the development where our friends who took us out to Tang Dynasty lives. The development, located in Pudong, is made up of thirty 26 floor buildings. That’s only phase 1. There are five other phases just as […]

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Entering The Tang Dynasty

Now that we’re back in Shanghai, it means we can once again take part in this lifestyle of the rich and famous that Shanghai seems to have become obsessed with. And very few places exude wealth and power better than the Tang Dynasty. The Tang looks more like a hotel than a restaurant. Its huge lobby looks like the grand […]

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Making Money Online In China Is Harder Than I Thought

One of the reasons I came to China was to demonstrate that you can make money online from anywhere in the world. After spending two weeks in China I have came to the conclusion that while it is indeed possible to make money online in China, it’s probably better to make money online from someplace else. The Great Firewall of […]

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How I Got To The Train Station

The day we left Suzhou was an extreme busy day. The Olympic torch was in town and making its way through the city. As a result of everyone trying to get a glimpse of the flame, we couldn’t find a taxi to take us to the train station. There was simply no taxis available! Things started to get desperate as […]

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Suzhou Water Show at Jinji Lake

On our last night in Suzhou, we decided to check out the famous Suzhou Water Show (also call the Water Feature). The show takes place on Jinji Lake and is a bit reminiscent of the water show at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, only with more effects. While the show at the Bellagio used only water and music, the […]

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Checking Out Some Suzhou Gardens & Temples

Suzhou is well known for having some really nice gardens and temples and it’s the main reason most tourists come here. We spent a full day driving around the city to check out some of these places. The first garden we checked out was call the Lingering Garden. It was basically a very big house built for some emperor during […]

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Blogging from the perspective of an American Soldier

This post was guest blogged by Jose A. Colon, the cofounder of Today’s Realistic Solutions; a non profit organization based in Colorado that champions reforestation, and education. I love challenges. To write a guest post for a prestigious site like johnchow.com is not only a great opportunity, but an honor. I might be a rookie blogger, but my experience in […]

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