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Sunday, 26 March 2006 |
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Start in China is website about Shenzhen, China . It includes useful tips about travel , living & working , shopping and tourism in Shenzhen, as well as information about chatting with QQ .
I'm a Dutch IT guy who is currently working as backend programmer at Tencent (QQ) . If you have any questions, remarks or tips, you can reach me via 'Contact '. RSS 
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Saturday, 10 October 2009 |
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This article explains the procedure for Marriage in the Netherlands between a Dutch guy and a Chinese girl, both living in China: us :)
Hopefully it will help other Dutch-Chinese couples in the future who decide to get married in the Netherlands (the procedure for getting married in China is much simpler - and cheaper!). It helps a lot if you have some family in the Netherlands who can help you (or if one of you is still in the Netherlands). One of the first things you can do is make an appointment for the marriage ceremony. We did this 8 months in advance. After this you can do the pre-marriage (ondertrouw) procedure.We completed the ondertrouw procedure about 3.5 months before our wedding date.
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 |
The Dutch Consulate in Guangzhou has moved to a new location in the middle of 2009. I have visited the old location once before to apply for a visa, but last friday (8th of Januari 2010) I needed to go to the new location to fetch some papers regarding marriage in the Netherlands.
When you come from Shenzhen and don't drive your own car, taking the bus is the easiest way (60RMB from Shenzhen to Guangzhou, takes about 2 hours). You can get on at the transport hub in Futian district . There are several ticket counters on the first floor and there you buy a ticket to Guangzhou East Railway station. You need to get off before East Railway station though, at Ti yu zhong xin (sport center). When you get off the bus, turn around and you will see two very high buildings. The left building (while looking back) is the Teem Tower and that's where the Dutch consulate is housed.
Dutch Consulate's new office (left tower, 34th floor)
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Friday, 01 January 2010 |
Today, January 1st 2010, we went to a "shopping festival" in the exhibition center. It's a little bit like a temple fair in northern China, but a bit more commercial here. Just many little shops together. When we arrived it looked quite empty at first, but it turned out only two halls were in use and in those two halls it was very busy. One hall was dedicated to clothes, shoes, blankets and so on and we quickly skipped this hall. The food hall was much more interesting. Lots of mushrooms, sausages, pieces of smoked meat, nuts, cookies and other stuff from all over China. In most shops you can first try it and then decide to buy. I like this, so now we finally bought some Sichuan sausages. We also bought strawberries, honey, smoked meat, black vermicelli noodles and sunflower seeds. It lasts till Sunday January 3rd 2010:
see more photos below
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Saturday, 26 December 2009 |
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This guide aims to give an (impartial) overview of some international insurance plans on offer in in China. When I first came to China in 2005, I just used a Dutch insurance (Joho – Special Isis). Because that one expired after 4 years, I was forced to take a new insurance. I wrote this guide, because apparently there are no good impartial guides to picking an insurance. I only found some incomplete posts on several forums a several commercial companies that perhaps cannot be trusted.
I’ve collected information on these health care providers. Before
each provider, I listed my impression on this company with a system
ranging from – (not useful), via neutral to ++ (very good impression).
It’s just my impression based on one day browsing the internet though,
don’t forget to do your own research.
I have not yet chosen my own insurance, so all help is welcome :)
update: we have talked to a Chinese insurance company. Very different offer, but also interesting. See more information below.
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 |
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Shenzhen will host the universiade in 2011. At the 5th of December 2009 we went to the construction site of the new stadiums in Longgang district to see the progress and took lots of photos.
Olympic rings at the entrance of the Longgang sports center
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Sunday, 15 November 2009 |
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Shenzhen Splendid China folk culture village is a theme park in the center of Shenzhen, close to Window of the World. Originally it consisted of two parks: Splendid China and China folk culture village, but those two parks have been combined in 2003 into one bigger park. When you first enter the park, you have the option of first visiting the Folk Culture Villages or first the Splendid China part. I visited the park with my girlfriend, her parents and my parents. We all thought the Folk Culture Villages part of the park was much more interesting than the Splendid China part. The shows and many small performances make it definitely worthwhile. Below you will find a detailed description of the main attractions inside the park.
Big performance with lots of horses in Splendid china
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Thursday, 12 November 2009 |
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As 2009 draws to an end, the Shenzhen Daily will host a free concert for expatriate community in Shenzhen.
The Shenzhen New Year’s Concert for Expats will be held at the Shenzhen Concert Hall from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. on December 12. The concert will be the largest cultural event ever held in Shenzhen for expatriates. The concert will feature a rich selection of classical music performed by the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. The repetoire consists of Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Puccini, Strauss, Verdi and others.
For more details, see below:
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 |
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AmsterdamSnack: Dutch delicacies in Shenzhen! I was totally amazed to see this place in Dong Men. I think it opened around October 2009, hope they stay for a while so we can all enjoy 'kroketten' in Shenzhen :)
Update: we've now been to AmsterdamSnack to try the kroketten and patat (french fries). See for new photos below:
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