First Day in Tianjin

After leaving the Huangshan Golf Hotel we ended up in the airport, were we were to depart to Tianjin. We arrived in Tianjin shortly after nightfall, then we took a bus into the city to our hotel.

Our home for the next week will be the Tianjin First Hotel located in the British Concession. As the fourth largest city in China, Tianjin is home to fourteen million people. We are located in the city center, so transportation has been quite easy either by taxi or metro. In close proximity to our hotel is Scott Killinger’s office as well as a small park where locals of all ages play ping pong and Chinese Checkers or exercise. We have found that streets are intimidating to cross because of their size. Tianjin has an interesting night life, especially since we arrived on National Day, October 1st, (a seven day “holiday” that is similar to our Independence Day) in which many Chinese travel around the country for leisure and family. The Chinese enjoy some of the same activities that we do including karaoke bars (KTV), dance clubs, movies, and internet cafes.