29 June 2008, Tianjin, 1820km

The boat arrived at 7:30pm on 28th. The local time has become an hour earlier.
I dragged down the bike in the stair case. A Chinese crew again helped me on the tail of the bike.
No trouble at the custom check.

First impression of China.
People don't speak English at all. I can read and write some, but it barely enough to order food in a restaurant or to ask for a room in a hotel. My disability of speaking often make them confused. I'll have to learn Chinese ASAP.
Riding a bicycle is easy. Roads are wide, at least 4 lanes, usually 6 lanes or more, and ones on the side are always for bicycles, though there aren't so many bicycles as I'd imagined.
Traffic is not so heavy and the speed of cars is not so fast as in Korea. They honk much more though.
Traffic rule is in a bit of caos. People often ignore signals, on foot or on vehicles. Cars often come from the opposite side on the bicycle lane in a suburb, because otherwise drivers wouldn't be able to go where they like to go. Some part of roads are so wide, and distance between junctions is so far.
China is a treasure land of unique vehicles. I've seen lots kind of tricycles, with or without motors, in different shapes and sizes. Or tractors, electric bicycles (those are many!), motor bikes with pedals, a tricycle that you pedal backwards, etc.
Many are often absolutely over-loaded. But they move on.
It's fun to see those on the road.