I visited North Korea during the last Reading Week. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), often referred to as North Korea, is one of the products of the foreign occupation in the Korean Peninsula after the World War II. I am not going to focus on historical facts or political issues here—many people out […]
The Chinese–Russian Border Part II: Zabaykalsk
We woke up in the early morning to prepare for the border crossing. Zabaykalsk (Забайкальск), the town on the other side of the border, is just roughly 10km away from Manzhouli. However, according to the information on the internet the border crossing could take up to 4 hours due to the thorough customs inspection on […]
The Chinese–Russian Border Part I: Manzhouli
We were welcomed by the morning breeze of Manzhouli (满洲里) after spending 12 hours on the train from Harbin. Manzhouli is a city in Inner Mongolia situated at the Chinese–Russian border. It was founded after the construction of the Chinese–Eastern Railway, which was built by the Russians in the early 20th century as a shortcut […]
Northeast China and the Russian Far East in 23 Days
In 2013 just after my HKDSE exam (A-Level equivalent in Hong Kong), I did a train trip from Hong Kong all the way to London by train with two of my friends. It was an enjoyable journey and we really missed the time during the endless train journey. We knew we would do it someday […]
Anti-mainland China sentiment fuelled as mainland Chinese accused over blood shortage
This story is written as an assignment for the Reporting and Writing (JMSC1005) course during the fall semester in 2016 at HKU. Anti-mainland China sentiment in Hong Kong has once again been fuelled as accusation of mainland Chinese using up the local blood supply were circulated on social media. The post was originated from HKGolden, […]