Comments on: Beijing the most Beautiful City? Um, no? http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/ randomness from cdrum Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sean http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-5828 Sean Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:50:58 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-5828 I guess some parts of some cities in China could be considered beautiful, it depends what you like.... I live in Hong Kong, some places are beautiful, some not.... I guess some parts of some cities in China could be considered beautiful, it depends what you like…. I live in Hong Kong, some places are beautiful, some not….

]]> By: Stuart http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4475 Stuart Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:24:48 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-4475 Actually, I take back my first comment.. about China not having a beautiful city, considering I haven't been to that many. I have been to all of the ones that are supposed to be beautiful and I have found them to be just average. Actually, I take back my first comment.. about China not having a beautiful city, considering I haven’t been to that many. I have been to all of the ones that are supposed to be beautiful and I have found them to be just average.

]]> By: Stuart http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4474 Stuart Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:08:51 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-4474 I don't think there is a beautiful city in China... apart from HK and thats cool because of a mix between British and Chinese culture, and a lack of horrible communist architecture. The chinese have a different idea of beauty. I went to Hangzhou because I was told that it was really beautiful and was very dissapointed when I got there to find a normal looking Chinese city with a big lake. I was even dissapointed with Hainan, which I was told was heaven on earth. It's nothing compared to Thailand, or Egypt (these have the best beaches I have been to). I too enjoy living in Beijing (I have my moments when I really need to get out though), but its far from a beautiful city. I don’t think there is a beautiful city in China… apart from HK and thats cool because of a mix between British and Chinese culture, and a lack of horrible communist architecture.

The chinese have a different idea of beauty. I went to Hangzhou because I was told that it was really beautiful and was very dissapointed when I got there to find a normal looking Chinese city with a big lake. I was even dissapointed with Hainan, which I was told was heaven on earth. It’s nothing compared to Thailand, or Egypt (these have the best beaches I have been to).

I too enjoy living in Beijing (I have my moments when I really need to get out though), but its far from a beautiful city.

]]> By: Chris http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4402 Chris Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:09:26 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-4402 Chris Waugh, true - traffic is a large large part of the disaster. But traffic and transportation are closely linked and rely upon each other. So if you don't have a good mass transit system to provide a useful alternative to the surface-road traffic problems, then the whole system is crap. JAL, this study was China specific. Chris Waugh, true – traffic is a large large part of the disaster. But traffic and transportation are closely linked and rely upon each other. So if you don’t have a good mass transit system to provide a useful alternative to the surface-road traffic problems, then the whole system is crap.

JAL, this study was China specific.

]]> By: JAL http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4401 JAL Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:21:49 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-4401 Beautiful? I'm thinking Chicago ... San Francisco ... Seattle ... maybe Vienna? Beijing doesn't pop to mind, and neither does Shanghai, which would be closer to the objective. Beautiful? I’m thinking Chicago … San Francisco … Seattle … maybe Vienna?
Beijing doesn’t pop to mind, and neither does Shanghai, which would be closer to the objective.

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4395 chriswaugh_bj Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:07:46 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-4395 Chris, thanks for the link. I have to disagree with you on the public transport though. It's a work in progress and a long ways from catching up with somewhere like Hong Kong, but it's still a reasonably good system. What makes getting around difficult is not so much the public transport as the traffic. But maybe I'm saying that because where I come from public transport is just as big a joke as the China Daily. Chris, thanks for the link. I have to disagree with you on the public transport though. It’s a work in progress and a long ways from catching up with somewhere like Hong Kong, but it’s still a reasonably good system. What makes getting around difficult is not so much the public transport as the traffic. But maybe I’m saying that because where I come from public transport is just as big a joke as the China Daily.

]]> By: Chris http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4394 Chris Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:19:28 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-4394 Nah, I'm my normal happy self today ;-) Nah, I’m my normal happy self today ;-)

]]> By: micenterprise http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/comment-page-1/#comment-4393 micenterprise Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:03:18 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/09/14/beijing-the-most-beautiful-city-um-no/#comment-4393 Hm, sounds like your are quite loaded today. Just remember this is China, they take everything to a new level. If somebody in Germany writes a fan-page about LittleTown, this is the Chinese equivalent it is just their way of local pride. Hm, sounds like your are quite loaded today. Just remember this is China, they take everything to a new level. If somebody in Germany writes a fan-page about LittleTown, this is the Chinese equivalent it is just their way of local pride.

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