Hello Dali

Yes, I went with the most obvious pun. But if you pronounce it like “Dolly” no Chinese person will know … More

Kunming-hospitality

In Kunming I met a doctor from Zhejiang Province. He shed light on many details of Chinese life for me. … More

I shared a cab from the bus station with an American couple. The guy, whom I’ll call “M-C-K”, because that’s … More

I tried an experiment in capitalism before entering the train station. Instead of haggling for clementine oranges, I simply asked … More