A quadrangle and cloisters of the University of Glasgow 2019. [Photo by Bruce Connolly/chinadaily.com.cn]

Compared to Beijing Capital, Glasgow Airport is relatively small and compact but immediately conveys to visitors why Glasgow has become known as 'The Friendly City'. Complete strangers will suddenly start talking, chatting, smiling. This is a facet I know many Chinese students and visitors have found and indeed loved about Glasgow.