Construction

Yes, China is growing, yes it goes fast and yes, typically it grows in big steps. While in Europe building a new track to a train station is typically discussed for ages, changed several times and more often than not delayed in execution, China takes a different approach. For the new high speed train network not only complete new train stations are built but the entire city around the new train station is erected. The bottom picture is taken from the middle of the top picture, looking to the right side...

 

白酒 - Baijiu

白酒 -  Baijiu, literally translated as white alcohol, is the famous Chinese liquor. It comes in many sizes and qualities. The picture below shows a 5 liter bottle for 5 USD (!) but you can also spend 100 USD for 0.5 liter if you go for a famous brand.
At least to me, the taste is all very similar (and not very good...)

 

"Bai fu mei"

In daily language people in China often replace girl with "bai fu mei" and boy with "gao fu shuai". These Chinese names represent the ideal characteristics in the Chinese mind
- bai fu mei (girl)
bai = white (farmers work outdoor and therefore have tanned skin, as people want to show that they are not farmers they try to have white skin - this results in using umbrellas against the sun etc)
fu = money (meaning is rich)
mei = pretty

- gao fu shuai (boy)
gao = tall
fu = money (as above)
shuai = handsome