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Kung Fu in China Week One: Initial Impressions

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 | By korric | Views [3803] | Comments [19]

My room at the Kunyu school is extremely spartan. Despite my tendency towards minimalism, this place makes me feel that I've been living in luxury until today. It's small, dirty, hot, and isolated. The accommodations were much nicer when I lived in Army ... Read more >

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Working Life at Jinling HIgh School

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By zioned | Views [1648] | Comments [2]

Thought I would write about my school and classes in a little more detail now that I have finished my official first full (a little more than full) week at Jinling High School, Nanjing, China. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinling_... Read more >

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

Wed, 5 Mar 2014 | By korric | Views [992] | 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 >

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Beijing China

Fri, 18 May 2012 | By fartandbelch | Views [953]

Friday 11 th May - arrive Beijing West station. Of course the train was on time. We woke for some unknown reason at 3.00am for a scheduled stop. We didn’t know, but it was Taiyuan, the place we had visited 6 years ago when Zac and Francine were ... Read more >

Smokin'

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [747]

Chinese men smoke. From the age of about 15, Chinese men smoke. It's like a rite of passage. Learning to ride a bike, getting braces, smoking. There's nothing abnormal about it in China, especially in the countryside. Women, who rarely smoke, ... Read more >

Tibet 2013, My 15 days Journal! <3

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 | By jn | Views [745]

Tibet 2013, My 15 days Journal! Day 1, 6/8 My photography workshop trip to Tibet consists of a group of 6 people coming from around the world: one from Iran living in US(F), one from ... Read more >

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It's happened twice now.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [736] | Comments [1]

It's embarrassing to admit. Stories and warning are constantly shared about it. I don't even like tea. I've been scammed for tea twice. The first time I was shopping at a bookstore in a particularly touristy part of Beijing. This girl scared ... Read more >

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Chicken Beard Noodles, Panda`s & Buddha

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By jazz81 | Views [568]

So after Macau it was another overnight train to Guilin. Guilin is famous for the limestone Karst that dot the countryside. However I was off to a town called Yangshuo which is a bit of a backpacker ghetto and full of domestic tourists. I really can`t ... Read more >

Part 2 - Weclome to Beijing

Mon, 19 May 2014 | By magnificent_glow | Views [512]

We are in the sprawling capital of the Peoples Republic, Beijing, as part two of four in a horse shoe adventure from Nepal now to China and around through to Mongolia and into Russia. We clear customs and walk out into the terminal. We blew ... Read more >

Gallery: China

Sat, 2 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Chengdu & Western Sichuan

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 | By hintonnn | Photo Gallery

Leafy, breezy Chengdu gives way to grasslands, mountains and plenty of yaks...
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Photos: New Year!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 | By oryxx | Photo Gallery

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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 | By jessbenjamin | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

There is rarely a time when I am without my camera. I’ve come to think of it as an extension of myself, an additional sense by which I can interact with and experience the world. I am drawn to photography for its ability to tell a story. Alone, a photograph ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012