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livepine posted a photo on Flickr of someone sleeping on the chairs at Wuhan Airport:

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This photo was of particular interest to me, because I’d just finished writing about my experiences at Wuhan Airport and the Wuhan Tianhe Airport Hotel.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time on those chairs myself. I probably only pass through Wuhan Airport once every year or so, but I’ve had a fair bit of bad luck with flights being delayed due to extreme fog, both at Wuhan and our hometown up in the mountains, which is often pretty misty. Delays are common.

Anyway, I can symphasise with the person in the photo. But as I mentioned in my post about my experience at Wuhan Airport, you have to keep an eagle eye on the Departures screen if you want to make sure you don’t miss the flight. I hope the guy in this picture didn’t miss his flight!

Disclaimer: This photo was not taken by me. It was shared by a third-party on Flickr, under a Creative Commons license. For details on the license, see the photo's home page on the Flickr website.

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A little over a year ago, I passed through Wuhan Airport, on the way to somewhere else, spending the night there at the Wuhan TianHe Airport Hotel. I wrote copious notes at the time and it’s about time I shared the experience.

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Flickr Picks: My favourite China related finds from Flickr, the photo sharing website. Click on the image to visit the photo's home page on Flickr.

flibblesan posted some photos of the Beijing International Airport:

…some great shots of the Beijing International Airport. I’ve written about the world’s biggest airport terminal before and I have a half written post somewhere about my personal experience at the airport.

The airport is truly fantastic. The size is unbelievable – it’s huge! The photos can’t quite capture just how big it is. There’s nothing quite like the moment you walk into it for the first time. And I really love that ceiling.

The decorations are first class, as can be seen in the photos of the fountain and the sculpture with dragons (or are they lions) holding up the globe. I guess that symbolic of where the new China sees itself being.

Anyway, I’ll have to find that draft post on the Beijing International Airport and finish it off.

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I recently read about the new Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport. It sounds mightily impressive. Here are a few quotes from the article:

at the size of 170 soccer fields, qualifies as the world’s biggest building.

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