After two years, I finally found time to start to process my thoughts on China and to further investigate its history, language and culture. Not per se historically, but more so in the present and current culture. How daily life is affected by the past and how this past is seen in the present. Also…

*Screenshot of Google result on the word China*

*Online found image of Tiananman Square whit the (now removed) central fountain*

After two years, I finally found time to start to process my thoughts on China and to further investigate its history, language and culture. Not per se historically, but more so in the present and current culture. How daily life is affected by the past and how this past is seen in the present. Also how the present is represented by different people and in different ways. China has left a big impression on me and made me (very)interested in everything connected and related to it. I feel the need to express my interest – investigate it – and show my views on China, because I think it will help me to understand its culture better. Writing a publication piece-by-piece on this blog will help me to look back on thoughts and re-revise them where necessary (in the final publication).

谢谢, 再见

I have been to China three times within a year’s time (about 8 months in total), this is a list of flights taken to and from China.

30 days
14 November 2012
Amsterdam to Moscow, 13:00 – 19:10 (SU2551)
Moscow to Shanghai, 21:10 – 19:45 (SU208)
10 December 2012
Shanghai to Moscow, 01:15 – 07:35 (SU207)
Moscow to Amsterdam, 11:20 – 12:00 (SU2250)

30 days
5 April 2013
Brussels to Helsinki, 11.40 – 15:15 (AY2812)
Helsinki to Chongqing, 17:30 – 07:10 (AY0055)
3 May 2013
Chongqing to Amsterdam, 08.00 – 18:00 (MU5420)

150 days
13 July 2013
Amsterdam to Zurich, 09:45 – 11:15 (LX725)
Zurich to Beijing, 13:20 – 05:15 (LX196)
9 December 2013
Beijing to Zurich, 06:45 – 10:40 (LX197)
Zurich to Amsterdam, 12:25 – 14:05 (LX728)