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Kung Fu in China Week Thirty-Four: Beijing Vacation

Sun, 20 Apr 2014 | By korric | Views [1504] | Comments [2]

I took a fifteen-hour train ride to meet up with the lovely Nicole for a week-long vacation together in Beijing. While exploring Beijing we ate snakes, scorpions, and starfish. The scorpions were surprisingly delicious, but the starfish was certainly ... Read more >

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The Farcical Case of the Chicken Bought at Sunrise

Sat, 19 Apr 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [1173] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry

It was dark as we clambered over the tall, iron gate at the foot of the mountain. A guard stumbled out of a small hut, shining a torch in our direction. "We want to see the sunrise on top of the mountain", my friend explained. He waved us on. At the ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Kung Fu in China Weeks Thirty-Two and Thirty-Three

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 | By korric | Views [914] | Comments [2]

"If you don't love bubblewrap, you're dead inside." - Kirsten from Denmark I am 5'11"/180cm, and was 180lbs/82kg when I arrived at Kunyu Shan. My goal was to hit 160lbs/72kg. I weighed myself on 3/26. I was 71kg/157lbs, so I celebrated by eating a Snickers ... Read more >

Tags: china, goals, martial arts

Monkey Drum – An Unsettling Introduction to Chongqing

Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [980]

It was muggy disembarking the intercity train from Chengdu. Crowds of people pushed through the gates exiting the station. Emerging the other side, we made our way down to the subterranean leg of the metro network, Chongqing. Underground, the air was ... Read more >

Tags: chongqing, monkey drum

Photos: Tibet 2014

Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By shaz | Photo Gallery


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Tibet Easter 2014

Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By shaz | Views [469]

We flew to Tibet's capital, Lhasa from Kathmandu on Air China. I was unlucky not to get a window seat on the left hand side to get a view of Everest. I was on the right and saw the third highest mountain instead. Lhasa is colourful and historic. The ... Read more >

Songpan - A bad Trip on an Otherwise Good Journey

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [934]

Behind the glass window in the ticket hall of the bus station at the northern end of Songpan in the Aba prefecture of Sichuan, a middle age woman methodically typed information into her computer, printed and stapled together a two-part ticket and exchanged ... Read more >

Tags: china, langmosi, sichuan, songpan, tibetan autonomous region

Kung Fu in China Weeks Twenty-Nine to Thirty-One

Sun, 23 Mar 2014 | By korric | Views [1032] | Comments [2]

Power Training on week 29: Me: It could be worse, guys. I can think of at least one thing worse than doing this. Other students: What's that? Me: ... Me: ... Me: ... Me: Sorry, I was wrong. There isn't anything. Qu Sifu has left Kunyu Shan to open another ... Read more >

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Photos: Passport & Plate - Tibetan tsampa

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By gris | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients Roasted barley flour (details in recipe) Black tea (Chinese pu-erh tea is best option) Non-salted butter Honey (at least, sugar) Salt   How to prepare this recipe Tibetan trampa’s recipe is not a secret, I just want to explain it ... Read more >
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Photos: Passport & Plate - Kiampung

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By thecandieshop | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Recipe is good for 30* 12 cups (rice measuring cup) of rice; ratio of 60:40 Japanese Rice : Sticky Rice ¼ kg pork belly with a lot of fat (for lard and chicharon) ¼ kg pork belly, slice into 1” thick strips ¼ kg chicken wings ¼ kg dried shitake ... Read more >
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Passport & Plate - Gong Bao Zhi Ding

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By moresbbb | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients 2 Chicken breasts cubed 2 Large spring onions thick sliced (can be substituted with celery or leek) 200g raw peanuts A handful of whole dried chilies sliced in half and deseeded 1 small piece of ginger sliced 3-4 cloves of garlic sliced ... Read more >
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014

Passport & Plate - Weird Character Noodles

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 | By carrie1la | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients Noodles: 2 1/2 cups plain flour 1 egg 1/2 tsp salt 2/3 cup room temp water sesame oil Meat: cooking oil 300g diced beef 1-2 cloves minced garlic thumb-size piece fresh minced ginger 2 tsps Chinese five-spice powder 2 star anise 1 tbsp ... Read more >
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Passport & Plate - Taste of Italy

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 | By kamilia | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients egg,oil,Chinese cabbage,pasta,ketchup,vinegar, sugar,salt,hot pepper sauce   How to prepare this recipe 1?Wash Chinese cabbage and cut into strips. 2?Cook pasta and Chinese cabbage. 3?Mix pasta with home-made dressing hot pepper sauce ... Read more >
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014

Kung Fu in China Weeks Twenty-Six to Twenty-Eight

Wed, 5 Mar 2014 | By korric | Views [959] | Comments [2]

The weather's getting warmer, so training is increasing in intensity. It's still a little chilly out at times, but much warmer than a month ago. Normally, during power training on Wednesdays, among other things we do one-legged hops, frog jumps, and ... Read more >

Tags: china, martial arts

Kung Fu in China Weeks Twenty-Three to Twenty-Five

Sun, 9 Feb 2014 | By korric | Views [1123] | Comments [3]

Last week at Kunyu Shan: Wing Chun student:  I want to show you what I learned. Punch me in the face. Shaolin student punches Wing Chun in the face. Wing Chun: I meant do it when I'm ready. Shaolin: You ready? Wing Chun: Yes. Shaolin punches Wing ... Read more >

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