Thoughts on China

塞翁失马, 焉知祸福   (sàiwÄ“ngshÄ«mÇŽ, yānzhÄ«huòfú) I find myself thinking about this idiom a lot. As with all Chinese proverbs, there’s a story behind these few words that is then condensed down: Once upon a time, an old man’s horse ran away. His friends and neighbors lamented his misfortune, but the man said, “Who knows if [...]

Read Full Post »

So much has been written about Beijing, especially about the tourist spots, that this should be a fairly short post. I’ll try to concentrate on the things I’ve run across that have not been beaten to death… Shopping I got this picture of Wangfujing from Ian and Wendy’s travelogue site . tour-beijing.com has a good [...]

Read Full Post »

I’ve been busy getting the blog looking good, before I started writing anything serious. If you haven’t noticed the three little colored buttons above the calendar on the right, give them a try. They change the color of this page, including a different banner up top. I think you may like the blue one, which [...]

Read Full Post »

I’m looking forward to spending some time in the bamboo forest around Anji.

Read Full Post »

I’m sure I’ll use this for a few other things, but I have never been much of a diary writer. I am so psyched about going to China this October, though, that I think I’ll overcome my writer’s inertia. I probably should have started this a year ago, when I first thought of taking a [...]

Read Full Post »