[LetMeLogin]

I was there about 12 years ago, and in all honesty, I wasn't impressed.

The air pollution was absolutely horrific, for whole I was there I wasn't able to see the sun at all due to air or lack of it.

"Green" trees were just... grey, covered with all the dust.

And good luck if you want to grab a taxi and you have long hair :)

The food was great, though.

[hardwaregeek]

12 years is an eternity in China. I went in 2008-2010 and it was completely unrecognizable compared to 2018. I imagine 2025 is completely different too

[LetMeLogin]

Agree, pretty much like everywhere, however what I can see from the pictures the air pollution is still there and it looks horrific.

[RadiozRadioz]

> And good luck if you want to grab a taxi and you have long hair

Please explain

[LetMeLogin]

Pretty much when I tried to grab a taxi, and it was pretty much every day two times, I could see Taxi were free(no people inside, and now I can't remember if I was the light on or off, but meaning they're just free to take you) no one would stop for about 10 minutes. Sometimes 1 passed and I was able to get it, but usually it was 5-7 cars passing me by.... Someone mentioned people were not accustomed to males with long hair.

[ammo1662]

The vast majority of Chinese people use Didi or other Apps to call taxis. Those vacant taxis you notice are likely en route to collect their pre-booked passengers. Nowadays, hardly anyone flags down taxis on the roadside anymore - even Chinese citizens find it challenging to get a cab this way. Admittedly, this situation creates difficulties for elderly individuals unfamiliar with smartphones, who mostly depend on family or friends to arrange transportation for them.

[LetMeLogin]

That was 2012/2013, Didi wasn’t there at the time.