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China is the 61st country I've visited 🇨🇳 I started in Shanghai. It challenged a lot of my assumptions about China! Here are 8 things that stood out immediately: 1. It feels incredibly safe. Calm environment and police stations are visible almost everywhere. 2. It's much greener than I expected. Parks are everywhere, and the riverside is lined with flowers. 3. The city is spotless. Street-cleaning vehicles seem to be out all day, keeping everything remarkably clean. 4. Alipay is basically an operating system for life. You can pay, order taxis, translate text, chat, claim tax refunds, and much more - all in one app. 5. China isn't built around foreign tourists. English is uncommon, and most services are designed first and foremost for locals. 6. Traffic takes some getting used to. Even when pedestrians have a green light, cars and scooters keep moving. 7. Robots are everywhere. I've seen them cleaning streets, making coffee, and delivering room service. 8. The contrast is fascinating. Ancient traditions sit comfortably alongside futuristic technology.

China is the 61st country I've visited 🇨🇳 I started in Shanghai. It challenged a lot of my assumptions about China! Here are 8 things that stood out immediately: 1. It feels incredibly safe. Calm environment and police stations are visible almost everywhere. 2. It's much greener than I expected. Parks are everywhere, and the riverside is lined with flowers. 3. The city is spotless. Street-cleaning vehicles seem to be out all day, keeping everything remarkably clean. 4. Alipay is basically an operating system for life. You can pay, order taxis, translate text, chat, claim tax refunds, and much more - all in one app. 5. China isn't built around foreign tourists. English is uncommon, and most services are designed first and foremost for locals. 6. Traffic takes some getting used to. Even when pedestrians have a green light, cars and scooters keep moving. 7. Robots are everywhere. I've seen them cleaning streets, making coffee, and delivering room service. 8. The contrast is fascinating. Ancient traditions sit comfortably alongside futuristic technology.

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China is my 61st country 🇨🇳 I’ve spent 2 days in Shenzhen and here’s what amazed me: - Scale! Everything is huge. The city itself is 2x Hong Kong size or 33% Canada size. It easily takes 30-50 min by car or tube to go from one area to another. - Very high tech. Robot deliveries for in-room dining, drones delivering food in the parks, 10 stories robotics markets. - There are also robocard without drivers in some areas but I didn’t have time to try it. - Extremely green. Shenzhen pioneers the concept of harmony between nature and urban planning. It’s basically a city embedded into mountains, sea and greenery. Parks everywhere. - Immaculately clean everywhere from streets to casual eateries. Very high contrast with Yangshuo where I was before. - High patriotism and love for the country & people in every detail. Looks like a great city to live in. - Though nothing is equipped for handicapped people - in general saw this across China so far - The city is very young - only 49 years old. And looks like the population is very young, too. I’ve seen maybe 5% of people over 50 years old on the streets. the only place in China so far where I was constantly asked for Chinese phone number for payments. Still don’t know why. - Very limited English, despite high tech and education. Hotel / restaurant staff didn’t speak at all. Almost no English explanations in museums even - to me it feels like a statement that West is not needed here - Smoking cult. Everywhere, even the room in my non-smoking hotel smelled of cigarettes - A lot of parks, squares and communal areas where people do sports, dance, sing and socialise - Incredible architecture! There are some pretty unique buildings. Each museum site is a masterpiece.

China is my 61st country 🇨🇳 I’ve spent 2 days in Shenzhen and here’s what amazed me: - Scale! Everything is huge. The city itself is 2x Hong Kong size or 33% Canada size. It easily takes 30-50 min by car or tube to go from one area to another. - Very high tech. Robot deliveries for in-room dining, drones delivering food in the parks, 10 stories robotics markets. - There are also robocard without drivers in some areas but I didn’t have time to try it. - Extremely green. Shenzhen pioneers the concept of harmony between nature and urban planning. It’s basically a city embedded into mountains, sea and greenery. Parks everywhere. - Immaculately clean everywhere from streets to casual eateries. Very high contrast with Yangshuo where I was before. - High patriotism and love for the country & people in every detail. Looks like a great city to live in. - Though nothing is equipped for handicapped people - in general saw this across China so far - The city is very young - only 49 years old. And looks like the population is very young, too. I’ve seen maybe 5% of people over 50 years old on the streets. the only place in China so far where I was constantly asked for Chinese phone number for payments. Still don’t know why. - Very limited English, despite high tech and education. Hotel / restaurant staff didn’t speak at all. Almost no English explanations in museums even - to me it feels like a statement that West is not needed here - Smoking cult. Everywhere, even the room in my non-smoking hotel smelled of cigarettes - A lot of parks, squares and communal areas where people do sports, dance, sing and socialise - Incredible architecture! There are some pretty unique buildings. Each museum site is a masterpiece.

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The only city in China that I didn’t like so far is Shangri-La. Feels like they tried to fake Tibet. Crowds of dressed up people taking IG shots on every corner.

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