Zhengzhou
The smartest purchase I make all year is a fifteen rmb folding stool ($2.50) right there in the Anyang train station. A tiny backless stool you see the old men and women sitting on in the park or on the
Zhengzhou
The smartest purchase I make all year is a fifteen rmb folding stool ($2.50) right there in the Anyang train station. A tiny backless stool you see the old men and women sitting on in the park or on the
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. Fu Hao was unusual in that she was a high-ranking military general—the most powerful of her day—as well as a
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. Fu Hao was unusual in that she was a high-ranking military general—the most powerful of her day—as well as a
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 the tedious process had its limits, and the Yellow Emperor was literally at the end of his rope. Enter the
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 the tedious process had its limits, and the Yellow Emperor was literally at the end of his rope. Enter the
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 Dry Land. In it, a female singer ‘wears’ a boat by carrying a long bamboo scaffold around her waist in
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 Dry Land. In it, a female singer ‘wears’ a boat by carrying a long bamboo scaffold around her waist in
Christmas in Dali
Hard to believe it’s been almost a year since my Christmas dinner in Dali. Here’s one I never posted… —– As an American Jew in China celebrating Christmas at a Muslim restaurant I’m confused enough already when the highest-ranking party
Christmas in Dali
Hard to believe it’s been almost a year since my Christmas dinner in Dali. Here’s one I never posted… —– As an American Jew in China celebrating Christmas at a Muslim restaurant I’m confused enough already when the highest-ranking party
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, and every day I pass the Shoe Men at the intersection of Fuxing Lu and Foreigner Street, and wave off
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, and every day I pass the Shoe Men at the intersection of Fuxing Lu and Foreigner Street, and wave off
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 the Communist Party promoted as a model of the perfect young worker, going so far as to declare March 5,
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 the Communist Party promoted as a model of the perfect young worker, going so far as to declare March 5,
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 Museum to the east of the Square. But before learning about ancient history, he asked if I’d like to see
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 Museum to the east of the Square. But before learning about ancient history, he asked if I’d like to see
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 wanted to see was the Temple of Heaven. It wasn’t until I had left Beijing back in November that I
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 wanted to see was the Temple of Heaven. It wasn’t until I had left Beijing back in November that I
Dragon Boat Festival
On my first visa, I had to leave the country every sixty days. I went to Thailand in April for Songkran. In June I flew to Hong Kong for the annual Dragon Boat Festival. I don’t know what to write
Dragon Boat Festival
On my first visa, I had to leave the country every sixty days. I went to Thailand in April for Songkran. In June I flew to Hong Kong for the annual Dragon Boat Festival. I don’t know what to write
My China Year 