My destination was Wuhan
| My destination was Wuhan. I asked everybody what I needed to take and came up with some very complicated answers...like coffee, hair color, stockings. The truth was that I was able to buy everything I needed in China, except shoes to fit my large western sized feet. Buying shoes invariable led to many sniggers or directions to mens shoes, which would have made my big feet look even larger. If you have large feet you need to take sandals for summer and warm boots for winter. Everything else your heart desires you can get in China or have made for you. I did have problems with clothes but they were available in large sizes, strangely enough at the markets and some department stores. Large sizes were available in coastal cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, as there are many westerners already living there. If I was going to China again, I would take an empty suitcase and fill up on the silks I loved so much, and the jade and get all my clothes tailored. Everything else is there so don't waste room taking stuff you don't need to take. |
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