The smartest purchase I make all year is a fifteen rmb folding stool ($2.50) right there in the Anyang train … More
Author: sinestor
Originally from Los Angeles/Long Beach, California, I spent a year teaching English in China and exploring its amazing landscapes and commuities. My focus is on festivals and holidays.
Hao and Wen: Lady General and Prisoner King (Shang Dynasty)
At the Yinxu ruins in Anyang, I visit the underground tomb of Lady Fu Hao, wife of King Wu Ding. … More
Wang, Shang, Thank you Anyang (Shang Dynasty)
According to legend, before the invention of writing the ancient Chinese used a knot-tying technique to keep their records, but … More
Sailing a Boat on Dry Land (Xia Dynasty)
One of the most entertaining traditions of the Chinese New Year is a performance known as Sailing a Boat on … More
Christmas in Dali
Hard to believe it’s been almost a year since my Christmas dinner in Dali. Here’s one I never posted… —– … More
Lei Feng Day, Phase II – Three Pagodas
…cont’d from Lei Feng Day, Phase I Part of the Lei Feng spirit is giving people the benefit of the doubt, … More
Lei Feng Day, Phase I
To make a long story short, Lei Feng was a good-Samaritan back in the early 1960’s whom Chairman Mao and … More
Ancient History – Mao’s Memory Hall and the National History Museum
I met Tsuen at the metro exit of Tiananmen West and we proceeded to the entrance of the National History … More
Afternoon at the Temple of Heaven
I told my friend Ares in Beijing that the one thing I missed on my first trip that I really … More
Dragon Boat Festival
On my first visa, I had to leave the country every sixty days. I went to Thailand in April for … More
My China Year 