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Street Food – Yiwu, China

10 May 2010 China
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One of the most endearing things about being in Asia is the variety and abundance of street food. The gutsyness, the authenticity, the honesty. Wafts of smoke and cooking smells make the crowds linger and assemble in alleys, carparks, markets, main streets and bus stations: a real sociable place to eat, catch up and get your [...]

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Work Food – Yiwu, China

5 May 2010 China
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The organised mess that is Yiwu International Trade City opened my eyes just a little bit more when it comes to human behavior and reminded me how clean and relatively sanitised Australia really is. If you’ve followed this series on my recent work trip you would have already learnt that Trade City is a massive [...]

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Ramada Plaza Hotel buffet – Yiwu, China

2 May 2010 China
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Our stay in Shenzhen, on my recent work trip, was very brief. Literally sleep, breakfast, an hour of dvd shopping and then a taxi to the airport. Yiwu, here we come! For those of you that don’t know, Yiwu is located 300 km from Shanghai and is the largest market of petty commodity wholesalers in the world. [...]

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