[muppet]

Wow, you had quite a trip, and yep, 'China speed' equates to a decade's worth of change squeezed into a fraction of that, so 2006 is a world away, especially on the Mainland and interior which is booming far more than the coastal cities right now, not just economically but culturally. I'd heartily recommend the countryside and landscapes too, not just cities - Jiuzhaiguo, Shennongjia, Zhangjiajie, Kanas etc.