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glow In Shanghai, China – Shanghai, China Moonglow In Shanghai, China Shanghai, China Nanjing Road The Japanese boss had one of his henchmen call their waiter over and he sent up a request for Moonglow. Fine with me. I love Moonglow. The band leader bowed to the boss. The boss gave a little smile and a wave with his stick. The band sli
Water Margin – Chong Qing to Yichang Yangtze River, China Water Margin Chong Qing to Yichang Yangtze River, China The “Lesser Gorges”Anyhow the gorges were a splendour of fresh green jungle and rock closely surrounding us at all times. Packs of monkeys howled about the canopies, ancient looking, perilous, rope bridges scaled the river con
Plankton on the move: Scootering Through Central China – Xinxiang City, Henan Province, China Plankton on the move: Scootering through Central China Xinxiang City, Henan Province, China Friendly Lady North of XinxiangThere is nothing particularly adventurous or special about these episodes taken individually, but assembled, they compose the richly human moments of traveling. I am putter
Buddhist Temples and Grotesque Rocks: My Tour of China – China Buddhist Temples and Grotesque Rocks: My Tour of China China Li River Shanghai is China’s largest metropolis and its cosmopolitan center. It is a city packed with skyscrapers. I am normally a huge fan of urban density but I am overwhelmed by the amount of people that live here. Fun fact:
Things to Know About the ‘Jing – Beijing, China Things to Know About the ‘Jing Beijing, China The Great Wall :: Simitai If you come in winter, the temperature will probably have an impact on which section of the Great Wall you should go to. I was at Badaling in late December and the temperate was around 10 F, not counting a significant
Hiding in Lushun – Lushun, Liaoning Province, China Hiding in Lushun Lushun, Liaoning Province, China After a few months, my stay in China was winding to a close. I wanted to do something interesting before I left DaLian, China for good. Borrowing a friendâ€™s (out of date) travel book, I discovered that the city of Lushun, located about 3.5 hou
Working on the Chinese Film Stone – China, Myanmar Working on the Chinese film “Stone Moon” China, Myanmar Western stars and meThe highlight of the film work was several days of filming in the rebel occupied mountains of Myanmar. Officially the Chinese government says that there is no rebel activity in the Ruli region, yet our produ
Have Chocolate, Will Travel – Guilin, Guang Xi Autonomous Province, People’s Republic of China Have Chocolate,Will Travel Guilin, Guang Xi Autonomous Province, People’s Republic of China Jumping puddles on the banks of the Li river outside Guilin “This is young adult honeybee larvae. The larvae are taken just before they are matured and the wings begin to grow. This is a very
Climbing a Tree to Catch Fish – China Climbing a Tree to Catch Fish China For a period of time, Benjamin and I survived in China as mutes, with a guidebook as our only means of communication. Buried deep in the pages of the profuse book, we located a few colorful maxims and adopted them to answer the questions of outgoing souls who
Communist Secrets – Beijing, China Communist Secrets Beijing, China Longer than the Great Wall of China. Stretches to five cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Tianjin and Nanjing. Room to house 300,000 people. Contains a cinema, two hospitals, a silk factory, a school, a library, vehicular access and cell phone access 80 m
Two Sides of the Hard Seat – Southwest Region, China Two Sides of the Hard Seat Southwest Region, China That day, a “hard seat” train ticket was my only option to leave from Wu Han, the transportation hub in the middle of China to Guizhou, a capital city in the south west mountain region some 15 hours away. All other classes, soft sle
Southwest China In Depth #1: Village of the Drum Tower – Guizhou Province, China Southwest China In Depth #1: Village of the Drum Tower Guizhou Province, China I rode a horse cart to Zengchong, a Dong minority village deep in the mountains of southwest Chinaâ€™s Guizhou province. My captain was a cheerful farmer in his late 50s who wore a handmade dark purple dress. That mi
South West China In Depth #2: In Search Of Shangri-La – Yunnan Province, China South West China In Depth #2: In Search Of Shangri-La Yunnan Province, China When the bus made a sudden jerk, I woke up. What I saw outside the window was more than a dream from the night before. Towering mountains on both sides of the canyon left only a tiny crack of the sky above. Terraced fi
Pleasures of Chinese Air Transport – Kunming, Yunnan, China Pleasures of Chinese Air Rransport Kunming, Yunnan, China After lunch in the same cold and empty dining hall that had served as our place of breakfast, lunch and dinner for the past several days, our host Professor Guo took Geoff and me to Kunming airport where we bid farewell to each other. Ge
Back to Kunming – Yunnan, China Back to Kunming Yunnan, China After a few weeks of field visits to project sites around Yunnan in southwestern China, I had to leave to be able to give a lecture in Tokyo on the following Monday. Because it was a weekend, the flight schedules between Baoshan were I was and Kunming, the capital,
The Midnight Epress To Xian – Xian, China, NE Asia, Asia The Midnight Epress To Xian Xian, China In China you seldom hear the word communism. If you say the word you may be looked at as if youâ€™ve uttered a profanity, or at least viewed as being not current. Youâ€™re politely informed that people now say, â€œsocialist market economyâ€. Three words
Crystalize Your Mind in Donghai County – Donghai County, Jiangsu Province, China Crystalize Your Mind in Donghai County Donghai County, Jiangsu Province, China The Interior of the Crystal CityBut despite its renown in the crystal business, few Westerners have ever even heard of Donghai, let alone visited it. Luckily, however, the county is easy to reach. Donghai County lies
Tomorrow Never Knows: The New Face of Chinese Rock Music – Xinxiang, Henan Province, China Tomorrow Never Knows: The New Face of Chinese Rock Music Xinxiang, Henan Province, China And if you go carryin’ pictures of Chairman Mao Don’t you know that you can count me out “‘Hey Jude!’ The Beatles!” Zhang Yun, my new friend, suddenly cried out. We were
A Walk on the Wild Side in China – Beijing, Jinan, Suzhou, Shanghai – China A Walk on the Wild Side in China Beijing, Jinan, Suzhou, Shanghai – China When Marco Polo published his Description of the World in 1298, the Italian adventurer couldn’t have foreseen that his exotic tales would dominate Western perceptions of China for centuries. Silk caravans, the
Homage to Big Buddha – Hong Kong Homage to Big Buddha Hong Kong Big Buddha towering over 300 stepsAfter a refreshing shower in my room at the Royal Pacific Hotel and Towers in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, I make my way downstairs to the Safari Lounge to enjoy happy hour where, with the exception of a few premium brands and drinks,

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