The worst city in China?

We got on the train again, this time back to Guangzhou for 15 hours.

We reached DongGuan Dong train station early in the morning, bought our return journey to Yong Ding, only to discover that we had to travel for other 1.5 hr on local bus to get to see my auntie.

1.5 hour bus journey revealed dreary industrial city that seems to span endlessly in all direction.

80% of the resident come from another place in china. I have come to the conclusion that this is the reason why it is not well taken care of.

Despite this, we are well looked after and fully enjoyed being with family for a day.

The following evening, we made the same journey back to the train station, only to realize that the train tickets we had were seater ticket. This meant a 7 hours train journey into the night, sitting upright.

It could be an uncomfortable journey, but knowing what is to be expected, I was determined to made the best of it.

Dakini Yoga begins the first hour and allows my mind to patiently accept the seating arrangement . I was sat very far from the rest of the Turberfield.

However, it also allowed me to observe people surrounding me. There was a lot of chatting, squeezing and sleeping. There were people who could not get a seat and had to stand throughout their journey. Luggages cramped everywhere, under seats, over seats, between legs. Many families traveling together. The young looking after the elderly, the grandparents looking after the children.

Many people were desperately trying their best to be comfortable. I knew there was no point trying. So instead I tried to relax into a sitting position and listen to puja. It kept me alert through most of the journey, and hence fairly comfortable.

Finally at 5 am, we arrived in YongDing and quickly ushered off to the Hakka Tulou in LiuLian village.




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