Good Friday

The Old China Hands Lunch 3 April was on Good Friday, before the Easter weekend and the Chongming holiday, so many could not make it. We had only 19 attendants with Renaat away. On the other hand we had the gracious presence of our Belgian ambassador.
The menu was really special and making a choice was difficult, thanks to  Morel’s Restaurant.
The menu, see the pictures :

• tomato stuffed with fish salad OR cooked ham roll stuffed with Russian potato salad OR fresh daily soup
• sliced roast beef with gravy served with cauliflower and pan-fried potatoes OR Belgian vol-au-vent with chicken in rich cream sauce served with daily vegetables and Belgian fried OR Waterzooi of fish served with boiled potatoes (dish from my hometown Gent)
• daily desert

Next lunch is planned for Friday 8 May, because of the May First holiday.

Spotlight on Mr. Trains

Our famous train expert David Feng was again in the news recently.
He was featured on the South China Morning Post, talking about China building new high-speed rail lines that dive underneath major waterways, providing fast services without disrupting shipping traffic,
See the article here. 260401 tunnel.pdf
He was also featured on Swiss and Chinese media.

Chinese media, The State Council Information Office, see here the link.
The post on Swiss media is on WeChat (no link available).
David is posting on this substack:
David Feng | The Chinese Rail Briefing by Trains Plus <chineserailbriefing@substack.com>