Changzhou was actually the first place we went on our vacation, but that’s only because it was the city I’d be living in for the next six months. So I saved this review for last in case I got more footage while living there… I didn’t. But I have pieced together what little I did capture so you can get some idea of the city I lived in. Changzhou is a massive city. It’s actually considered fairly small by Chinese standards, but believe me it’s huge. There are several distinct districts within Changzhou. My school was located in Wujin district. Wujin is much newer than most of Changzhou so it actually looks fairly nice in many areas. The only problem is there’s not a whole lot going on in this district. At least there was a Tesco… 30 minutes away from my school. Being so remote, I was quite a spectacle in Wujin district. I always looked forward to going to the downtown area if nothing else but to escape all the open-mouth gaping that goes on in Wujin.
One of the main attractions in Changzhou is Dinosaur Park. Unfortunately I didn’t take my video camera with me, so there’s no footage of it. But suffice it to say it’s a decent theme park. It’s not quite up to snuff with parks in America, but it’s pretty OK all things considered. Not to mention it has a very catchy soundtrack.
Changzhou also has several, nice public parks scattered throughout the city, but there’s really not much to tell about them. In fact there’s really not much to say about Changzhou at all. Man, you’d think after six months I’d have something to say.
