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| Feb 15, 2005 06:24 |   |
 | I was there in November and again in December and I must tell you I don't recommend it. Very polluted, very loud and very dirty. Now I've traveled extensively in China and as a westerner, have learned to put up with pit toilets, spitting, agressive vendors, pick pockets, and just about every other Chinese nuisance, but Anping has got to be the dirtiest, smelliest, ugliest city in China. Maybe I'm wrong. Change my mind.  |
| Feb 15, 2005 09:54 | #1 |
| If China tour is a suffering to u, i can only have pity on you. |
| Feb 15, 2005 12:07 | #2 |
| Ah, thank you :) no pity necessary It was a business trip anyway...not there for fun. Have you been to Anping? |
| Feb 15, 2005 12:10 | #3 |
| nope. I havent been there. |
| Apr 3, 2007 21:03 | #4 |
| You sound like the American sailors I worked with on board merchant ships, FIDLA, their only comment in every port of call was "poor bastards." China is an emerging country that holds serious prospects of dwarfing US economic influence in a decade or two. ...further, China's culture, history and philosophy is long and deep; it may have the depth to help the world cope with the problems faced as the entire world wrestles with the issues of a planet where all people are consumers. To enjoy travel in an emerging country, you must have an open mind...something your liberal education in Boston must have scuttled. As a member of this community, you have made two posts - both of them derogatory. As a fellow countryman your attitude is embarrassing to me. ...and BTW coming from Boston, I am surprised you have issues with the cleanliness of Chinese toilet facilities. Having worked in Boston on multiple ocassions, I'd say the conditions are about equal. |
| Apr 4, 2007 11:40 | #5 |
| Curious to hear these comments. i admit to turning upmy nose and almost gaging on the smell of a squat box or worse a village outhouse but I've seen worse (absolutely disgusting and deliberate) in the poorer suburbs of my city back home. I've had to walk out and hang on 'til I found to somewhere cleaner to use. We all have our gripes about China but lets face it, each of our nations has it's fair share of problems and we need to own up to them. Pollution, growing numbers of homeless, racism and poverty, drug abouse and much more. It's all there if we care to look for it but I feel safer here than I do in many other locations and I just love travelling. You never know what to expect next. |
| Apr 28, 2007 06:07 | #6 |
| I have had the misfortune of going to Anping as well. When life gives you a choice of Anping or death, choose death. Anping is a typical northern city, in the fact that anything and everything interesting about it was torn apart in the 60s and 70s and left with the standard socialist look... and then left to deteriorate. However, there is literally nothing there. I spent 2 long days in the city and came to a quick decision to escape as soon as I could and never go back. There is a reason why they try to offer foreigners 7000 a month to teach English there, it is because there is nothing whatsoever to do. The town actually has no bars or KTV (legitimate or otherwise). There is nothing there apart from pigs, wire mesh and the smell. I have lived in China for 3 years now and have experienced many levels of life. From rural sichuan suburb to Shanghai and Beijing... and NEVER have I been so revolted by a place in my entire life. It was a 2-day English gig that I did for some extra money, I will admit that freely... however the agency was careful to not mention the actual location until I was already there and the ride was gone and I found myself in a musty room with a broken leaky air conditioner with a filthy towel, no soap and a used toothbrush. This was the ONLY hotel in town at the time. The OP is 100% accurate, Anping is possibly the filthiest, smelliest, ugliest city in China. Apologies if you live there and are reading this, I hope you escape soon. |
| Apr 28, 2007 07:50 | #7 |
| Perhaps if you look deeper... Were the people respectful, kind, helpful? When you left, did you leave some enhancements or improvements? |
| Sep 5, 2008 15:30 | #8 |
| GUEST19630 | You guys make me laugh about Anping. Memories of traveling there eight years ago have returned to me. After being scared breathless from the wire company driver in the back of a black VW Jetta, we found ourselves checking into the worst hotel I have ever immagined. Once more, when the Chinese company escorts took us to the hotel after the traditional Chinese evening meal after 10:00 pm everyone was sleaping at the hotel. They did not give out keys so we had to wake the attendant on the third floor to open our room to get in. I never have never seen such an irritated Chinese lady in my life. It was good not to be able to understand Manderine foul language. This was October 2001 and a cold spell hit the area. I have never felt so cold in my life with a hard north wind. I was told that the town did not turn the heat on until November. Wow, those Chinese guys riding in motorcycles and open turcks must have the skin of a polar bear. Can you believe I'm going back October 5. However, I think I will just stay in Shijiazhuang and Beijing and make Anping a day trip. |
| Sep 2, 2011 07:10 | #9 |
| GUEST14381 | WELL YOU GUYS HAD A TOUGH TIME BUT NOW ANPING HAS MANY KTVS AND EVEN KFC I DO AGREE IT IS DIRTY, BUT NO ONE GOES THERE FOR LEISURE AND IT IS ONLY PURELY BUISNESS FOR WHICH YOU GO TO ANPING SO BUSINESS IS BUISNESS MY FREIND AND OFOCURSE IT IS BETTER THAN BEFORE BUT SURE NOT A PLACE FOR LEISURE |
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