Shenyang, 2018 Snow is nice to see but not easy to travel to work with. The roads are always clogged up with dirty snow whenever it snows. You have to be extra careful on the roads if you are driving or walking. It's difficult to drive and it's difficult to walk. Plus you have to... Continue Reading →
Shenyang, 2018 It's really a beautiful sight when you wake up in the morning and you look through your window and see your whole neighbourhood covered in whiteness. Regardless of the number of years I have spent in China, I am always amused whenever it snows. The city transforms itself and everyday things look different... Continue Reading →
Shenyang, 2018 The temperatures plummet at nights during the winters. I think around November the government will centrally heat up all the houses in Shenyang with gas heating on the floor. The floor heating was really good and it keeps the house warm and cosy during the winter. Therefore no one really needs to buy... Continue Reading →
Shenyang, 2018 I arrived in Shenyang in January 2014, right into one of its coldest winters. It was a terrible experience for me because I came in Shanghai's winter clothes for zero degrees centigrade ( ). Shenyang was doing something like between -10 and -25 degrees centigrade ( ) and Shanghai's winter clothes were simply... Continue Reading →
Shenyang, 2018 I have heard my office colleagues talk about a snow mountain in Shenyang with skiing facilities. The idea of going to the snow mountain never appealed to me because it was so bloody cold all the time and why do I want to go to a snow mountain? But before I left Shenyang... Continue Reading →
Shenyang, 2018 I grew up in Singapore with a temperature of about 30-24 centigrade degrees (86 to 75 F) throughout the year. When I moved to Shanghai for five years, it was about 35-0 degrees (95 to 32 F). I also lived in Beijing for a year and its temperature was about 30 to -5... Continue Reading →