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Mon, 12 May 2008 | By fionaanderson | Views [515]
Kashgar Over the border and into Kashgar , China, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The history here is so complex, but Russia gave independence to Mongolia and the agreement was that Xinjiang would remain part of China. A fascinating place ... Read more >
Mon, 12 May 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [1509]
If I knew how to say/read that in Chinese, I'm pretty sure I would see that phrase everywhere. Most of the city is currently under construction. Or renovation. Or refurbishment. Or somehow covered with scafolding and green netting. Attempting to ... Read more >
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [739] | Comments [1]
A pretty unsubstantial weekend as the course of events go. After my couch surfer left on Saturday morning, I'd be hard pressed to find anything significant that happened in my life. I slept nearly all day Saturday (I woke up at 8 am to say goodbye ... Read more >
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [358]
Water is scarce in all of China I have seen so far. You just don't see water being wasted. The worry is that water will be procured at any environmental cost. Cheap energy will also solve the water shortage that most of the world faces or will soon ... Read more >
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [443]
You will see a lot of Chinese flags during the Olympics. That is not the everyday Chinese way. You don't see flags on cars, or houses, or non-government offices, or clothing, or advertisements. Ubiquitous flag-waving appears to be peculiarly American.... Read more >
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [400]
I have read, variously, that Ningxia is China's 2nd, 3rd and 5th poorest province. To me it is indistinguishable from the others in that regard. Almost everyone wears clothes that make them look good. No matter how dirty the job they have to do, the ... Read more >
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Views [2765]
I boarded the train to find an empty 4 berth carriage just for me. Then half an hour later an English girl, Denise, travelling home on the trans-siberian railway came in. She was nice to talk to although it was very easy to see how much younger than ... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [329]
Chef Gets Stuck In Well During Failed Suicide Bid A 19-year-old man who tried to commit suicide by jumping into a narrow well was rescued after police and fire fighters dug more than six meters to free him in Zhengzhou, Henan province last Sunday.... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [852]
I have now gone a week again without seeing another Westerner. I really don't mind being stared at by Chinese girls. I don't mind if, 10 seconds after I pass her, I turn and see she is still looking at me. I imagine that she exudes her that-is-what-... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [376]
Yesterday, for the first time in 2 weeks, Yinchuan could see Helan Shan, the mountains between the Yellow River and the Alax Plateau to the west. And so there was a sunset, and another biking photographer at the lake, who said to me, "Hello. Good ... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [339]
After 3 weeks in Ningxia, I have come to believe that the dogs here are indeed pets, primarily. I see people taking their dogs--usually miniatures--for walks, and they appear to be well taken care of. Still, I wouldn't want to be the family dog when ... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [2934]
Half or more of the many massage parlors are fronts for illegitimate services. As much as I would like a real massage, I haven't gotten one because I don't know how to say, "Real massage only" in Chinese. And I would feel rather silly saying ... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [495]
There is no pretty way to say that word. Even with the most charming of accents, that word comes out with the ferocity of a vagina with teeth (has anyone seen that movie? I recently found it in a DVD store and laughed heartily for about 10 minutes).... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By magdef | Views [1646]
Shanghai
We got in to Shanghai at about 9 AM and got
all our things packed up and said our goodbyes and good lucks to each other,
only to pass through customs and find that we were all beginning our journey in
at least relatively ... Read more >
Tags: china, couchsurfing, shanghai
Fri, 9 May 2008 | By magdef | Views [822]
Well, again I am writing this a bit after the fact but there were a couple of other things that happened to me while I was in Shanghai that I wanted to write about. On the second morning I woke up and headed out of Xie's place at about 9:30 or ... Read more >
Tags: scams, shanghai
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