Day Two—April 7: We landed this morning and drove to the hotel from the airport. What strike you right away is the amount of traffic, the lack of visibility through the air, and the extremely dirty streets and buildings. There’s simply dust all over the place—your lips and throat dries out pretty quickly upon arrival—and stays that way (thus far, at least). Below, a picture from our bus ride from the airport to the hotel.

After arriving at the hotel, we gathered to get an introduction to the trip by the organizers, tips and tricks by Miao (a Chinese national resident in Denmark, who follows us on our trip), and—finally—the case, which we are going to work on the next 10 days, was also handed out. Below, a picture from our introductory meeting.

At the end of the day, we had a welcome dinner of traditional Chinese cuisine. Among the more exotic things were sea cucumber and pig’s brain, but there were also chicken, noodles, beef and much more. Below, a close-up of one of the dishes from the evening.

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