The one who was in a fighting mood...

A few views from the army of Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an. It's not that simple to reach it from Hong Kong, but it really worths the tour.

Be your own judge...

The one who was literally amazed

If you can only go once in your life to China, go to Beijing.

It's a city displaying an incredible culture, with beautiful monuments and fantastic places. It is also a city preparing itself for the 2008 Olympics, setting up incredible stadiums (check the "sneak picture") and state-of-the-art infrastructure - thus displaying a big contrast between century-old monuments and brand new buildings. It is finally a city of an impressive variety, whith very poor areas, not far from the city center.

In a certain way, Beijing is fairly representative of what China is today: a country with a tremendous heritage, who's been through a terrible century, and who's trying to catch up as quickly as possible with western countries in order to go back to its former place. But it is also a place facing huge challenges (imbalance of revenue between the different social layers, environmental issues, etc.).

Worth the visit.

The one who had Chinese food (yes, again...)

Upon a request by my grandmother, here is a quick review of my diet. Yummie...