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What do you guys thank of Hangzhou, China? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by naeads@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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Recently came back from there for a week. Thought that place was pretty chill, surprisingly so when compared to the rest of China.

I am just wondering if anyone tried DNing there and what you thought about the place?

Note: no political reasons whatsoever please, I hate politics with a passion. I want pure life/work related response please. Thank you.

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[–] founderscurve@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I currently live in HZ, outside the main city to be specific, moved here after 11 years in shanghai. With my family.

We have a 4 bed apartment with a balcony in a 4 year old compound with a gym and park. It’s around 150 square meters. Costs us about 4800RMB a month We have a nanny cleaner to help our kid and keep the place tidy that’s around 7k rmb a month at the high end

Internet with VPN hasn’t been an issue, generally stable, I can have two laptops running. Disney+ without issueC no issues on zoom or google meet

HZ airport is pretty good, good connections to SEA. Overall I prefer it to shanghai, with the exception of food, which honestly I’m very disappointed with.

So I think it’s perfectly doable to DN here, assuming you can get a visa.

[–] naeads@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fairly budget. Do you drive? I noticed the traffic can be quite intense.

And yea, I was pretty disappointed with the airport food. But the airport itself is very comfortable.

[–] founderscurve@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I use a moped it’s fine where I am

Food in HZ imo sucks overall, it’s a running joke on Chinese internet that HZ is a “food desert”

Out where I am it’s dirt cheap, gym is 1k rmb for the whole year. We’re right next to the tea plantations and stuff

IMo pollution also hasn’t been too bad, not like back in the days of 500> AQi, I have had a day where it’s gone over 200 so far.