We are in Guangzhou, I do not know what to say that has not been written already by others more eloquent. But the reality far exceeds any expectation I had. Think more of the city scenes in Blade Runner then multiply by 100, raw and real, great and glorious, disciplined and anarchic, its all here.
Travel was torture like being stuck in the passenger seat of Fastrac driven by a mad teenager over a ploughed field at full throttle, mind you the Fastrac has more room and is quieter. Pay for business class if you can, we will next time.
Everything is so cheap to the British, a good meal out for two can be as little as £20, no wonder China makes everything for the world. The dairy industry can relax even the locals now seem to like milk products particularly yogurt and eat them regularly, meat is harder to get as they prefer to see the animal live before it hits the plate a few minutes later, not a trace of squeamishness about it though.
I hope progress is being made in the F&M outbreak, news is a bit difficult to get as the great firewall of China blocks many news sites but so far not Farmers Weekly.