Loy Toy anchors a Thai delegation trip to China.

[Loy Toy]

Great stuff LT- what was your overall rating of the Expo? Those waiting lines seem a nightmare.

Thanks mate and my overall rating is as follows;

1. The Expo grounds were absolutely amazing, incredibly clean and organized, an abundance of clean serviced toilets and the layout of the fair is perfect.

2. The main problem was waiting in line with most Pavilions taking on average 2 hours to get into. Just being there was an experience and aparently the whole area is earmarked for a residential site when the Expo closes down.

3. All in all a credit to China and Thailand could learn a lot from them with regard to setting something like this huge project up.

4. Shanghai is amazing with the roads and public amentities being second to none. In fact everywhere we went, even up-country was well presented and the pictures will follow showing this fact.

5. No Baldrick, no funny business with the local females this time around but there are some beauties, tall and big breasted with amazing facial features.

[Loy Toy]

Two faces of Shanghai and the construction of housing estates has to be the biggest project on this planet there with 100's of kilometres of it going on.

My partner said this is not for this generation but those in the future and there is money to burn in China.

[Ratchaburi]

Great stuff LT enjoying the pictures & look forward to the picture of the countryside.
Did you eat the Chinees food when you were there.
I did not like the Chinees food when I was in Dalian4 years ago.

[Loy Toy]

Baldrick mentioned Shenyang and as my notes are in Bangkok I believe this may be the place. About 3 hours drive from Shanghai and absolutely beautiful and clean.


A view from the main gates looking back on the Pagoda.



And on the canals which is worth a trip to China just to see. Our tour guides sitting up front and they were fantastic.

[Loy Toy]

It was quite difficult to get pictures of the locals but this guy was on guard outside the front gates and didn't have any choice.



The whole grounds are so beautiful and clean.

[Loy Toy]

[Loy Toy]

Did you eat the Chinees food when you were there. I did not like the Chinees food when I was in Dalian4 years ago.

Everyday mate and mostly the same spread Pork, Chicken, vegetables, fish, prawns, rice and watermelon for desert as I believe it was in season.

In fact the food was OK but far too oily and the MSG fucks my head.

The rice is also shit, clumpy and not nearly as nice as Thai rice.

[Cujo]

Did you eat the Chinees food when you were there. I did not like the Chinees food when I was in Dalian4 years ago.

Everyday mate and mostly the same spread Pork, Chicken, vegetables, fish, prawns, rice and watermelon for desert as I believe it was in season.

In fact the food was OK but far too oily and the MSG fucks my head.

The rice is also shit, clumpy and not nearly as nice as Thai rice.

They always serve the watermelon after the meal.
I've come to the conclusion it's to get that oily taste out of your mouth.
I live in China but generally speaking the food is bland at best. They don't use herbs and spices very well.

[Loy Toy]

Well in this city we visited the again so called richest man in China's house and he had stones everywhere. I wonder why the Chinese hold stones in such high regard? Sounds a bit like Nawty and his pet rocks.



And this place is particularly famous for Kar Moo (baked pig leg) with shops everywhere.

[terry57]

Bloody good stuff LT. Those chinese buggers stuff coughing up shit and spitting everywhere.? Stupid question, sure they are.

[astasinim]

Great trip report LT.

[Loy Toy]

^ & ^^Thanks fellas.

I got some great pictures of temples and Buddhas from up-country but we spent so much time on the bus I couldn't get many of the countryside.

We travelled on a 4 span bridge that went over the top of what looked like rice paddy's and ocean for 37kms which was amazing but could not get any pics.

[Loy Toy]

Those chinese buggers stuff coughing up shit and spitting everywhere.? Stupid question, sure they are.

Mate not so much but the Shanghai Chinese are loud people and don't wait for anything or anyone.

I was surprised with their behavoir though, mostly acceptable compared to 10 years ago.

[Ratchaburi]

Nawty would kill for a pet rock like that one

[Loy Toy]

Well we left Shanghai and drove north for about 4 hours to this place and it was beautiful.


We were told that the buddha stature was 88 metres tall and was very impressive along with the rest of the estate.

[Loy Toy]

Inside this building we had to wear cotton covers on our shoes and there was the most amazing architecture and live show I have ever seen. You can see the big buddha watching over the place.

[Loy Toy]

As mentioned this area was wonderful and the inside of this building and live show was amazing. The main theatre was round with all the actors and show going on in surround-sound and vision. Truly amazing.

The main entrance hall.


Some of the ceiling detail.



Absolutely breath-taking.



And the main theatre.


And the show started.



With a bevy of beautiful ladies with rain fall and all.

[Humbert]

Thanks for sharing the pics. I love Shanghai.

[Loy Toy]

And the star of the show with the Nazi Swazstika in place. 88 metres tall in all.

[matsalleh]

^ Those are the wheels of life, approx 2,000 years older than the Swastika, which, incidentally goes to the other side!
Otherwise splendid, thanks for a valuable trip report

[Loy Toy]

We then drove another 4 hours to this other site that was really interesting.

It was strictly forbidden to take photos here and I was lucky with a few.





And the final one being a monk ceremony with about 100 new monks being ordained and I got a bad glare when taking this one.

[Loy Toy]

Those are the wheels of life, approx 2,000 years older than the Swastika, which, incidentally goes to the other side! Otherwise splendid, thanks for a valuable trip report

Thanks mate for your kind words.

I also was given a chinese fighting sword which is about 1,000 years old which has a Swastika engraved on it and was told Hitler stole the symbol from the Chinese. Great history and even more fantastic is China.

[terry57]

Shanghai Chinese are loud people and don't wait for anything or anyone.

I was surprised with their behavoir though, mostly acceptable compared to 10 years ago.

I was there 4 years ago backpacking through the country and I must say our trip was a burster. { That means great for you lot that dont speak strine. }

The chinese have little concept of waiting there turn and would just push in front of lines and think nothing off it. I used to just grab the little throttlers and push em away if they tried it with me but I must say that I found it strange why they thought that this was OK.

Anyway wotever. your threads a ripper.

[S Landreth]

Great thread/story/pictures. Never been there yet, but hope to make the trip in the coming years.

[Loy Toy]

^^ Thanks Tezza and I must say most of the Chinese these days are a lot better especially the ladies and kids.

I could not have been more impressed with some of the places and people and you can forget about seeing filfth and decay with Thailand being centuries behind them with regard to being dirty and having disorganized living conditions especially taking care of their and other's property.

A huge swing in culture from the Chinese and good on em over the last 10 years.