Destination: China

Back in Beijing

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By williamwong | Views [827]

Just arrived in Beijing, with the warm welcome of the ground service arranged by Olivia Greenberg, everything is smooth and in order. It was at the beginning of 2004, when I last visited Beijing. It was very cold in mid-winter. I was climbing the ... Read more >

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Gallery: Summer Palace

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Photo Gallery

Yihe Yuan

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [458]

Summer Palace. Today. Another tourist attraction. Another relatively small area of space crammed with photograph seeking tourists. Almost more white people than Chinese. It was kind of a disappointment. Overcast and polluted, the vista was not ... Read more >

Chicken Feet

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [327]

It was a day of firsts.  First time atop the Ming Great Wall.  First sight of the Gobi.  I stuck my hand into Inner Mongolia for the first time.  First time I have eaten Muslim "ham," made with chicken.  First time I have been offered chicken ... Read more >

Gallery: Jingshan Park

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Ni Hao et Bye Bye

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Views [652] | Comments [1]

(Mes)Dames et sieurs! Rebonjour . il est temps d ecrire car les sacs sont de nouveau poses pour deux jours. Merci pour les commentaires, c est comme si on etait plus a voyager?! Donc Beijing. Bah avec Em on est pas des touristes aggrees donc sur les ... Read more >

Khiva

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By snaps | Views [375] | Comments [1]

The one thing that seems to have dominated the history or Tashkent, Samakand and Khiva is mass slaughter with hundreds of thousands being killed by Stalin, Talermane, Ghengis Khan and various lesser known historical figures. History also includes terrible ... Read more >

Gallery: YouAn Hospital & Closing Ceremony

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Terra Cotta Army--Xi'an

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Photo Gallery

You Can't Get There From Here

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [346]

The Chinese government is Goal-Oriented; Chinese people are Process-Oriented. Whether giving or asking for directions in China, there doesn't appear to be any concern that the asking party reaches it's destination as a result.  It is enough that you ... Read more >

"Doctor Delivers Bicycle on Hospital Steps"

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [316]

Aside from being a potential National Enquirer headline to rival one of my all-time favorites, "Woman Gives Birth to Head of Lettuce," this actually happened in Yinchuan. I was going to spend 2 1/2 weeks here, waiting for my friend to return ... Read more >

Don't Forget Your Sun Cream!

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By travelheart24 | Views [2360] | Comments [3]

There’s a phrase heard often here in Leader Land that explains when things go wrong inexplicably, it’s called “T.I.C. – This Is China”. It explains why your hair dryer works one day but not the next, why you can view your email inbox but not actually ... Read more >

Tags: good people, good times

I have a ghost

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [458]

I'm sure he or she is Chinese speaking leaving little room for me to investigate why they are roaming an alternate reality between the living and dead.   I'm sure he or she is from the 15th century or something equally as untouchable. I'm sure he ... Read more >

Only In China Department: 2 Crickets for $42,900

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [327]

Bug Breeder Has Big Hopes For Cricket Industry Chen Xiangjun is considering applying for a new Guiness ever since he successfully bred more than 5,000 crickets within a year in Haikou, capital of Hainan province. Chen, a native of Xiangfan, Hubei ... Read more >

Only In China Department: The Daily Grind

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [321]

Farmer Returns Home to Find Money in Shreds Wang Shijia, a farmer, lost the 8,100 yuan ($1,157) in cash he had hidden inside a sack of maize at his house in Dehui, Jilin province, when his wife ground the grain into flour on Thursday. Wang had hidden ... Read more >