Now in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi province. I am not sure quite what I was expecting, but it seems much like many other modern cities. Better in many ways, as it has wide tree lined roads and many parks and green open spaces. I arrived at night and was struck by the elaborate multi-coloured light sculptures that are all over the city. Apparently the Chinese have a big thing about coloured lightening. Also far more cars than I had expected. I guess I had a mental picture of everyone riding around on bikes. There were certainly plenty of those, but many people were driving around in quite expensive European cars, so there is obviously as lot of money around in this part of China at least. I was also struck by the fact that almost everyone is dressed very fashionably - it puts the average suburban London high street to shame. The other thing that was noticeable, from the time I hit Shenzhen, was the smog, which seems to blot out the sky all the time. I don’t know whether this shifts with the seasons, but it makes things look very gloomy. Not sure about its effect on health! My hotel here seems to be of a very high standard, although the bed mattress is rock hard. Hopefully I will get a good seep tonight anyway.
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