Trip: China--West to Buerjin
There are [62] stories from my trip: China--West to Buerjin
CHINA | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Views [321]
Kernfucious Say: China is like remembering a song I began to write before I was born.
CHINA | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Views [428] | Comments [4]
To the sanctimonious Americans (and Europeans) who reprimand China for Her actions in Tibet, here is a reminder of what Tibet was like before China re-established Her presence there in 1959. Tibet was a feudal serfdom. It was a monarchy of monks and ... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Views [418]
The parents of a Sioux girl were concerned about their daughter's proclivities. They sought the advice of the tribal shaman. He said, "If she is a happy nymphomaniac, why cure her?" I have heard that some whites can't tell the difference ... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Views [350]
China is so heterogenous that on more than one occasion, I have been mistaken for being Chinese from elsewhere in the country. A pedicab driver in Zhongwei couldn't figure out why he couldn't understand me. It didn't occur to him that I wasn't speaking ... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Views [339]
I was walking the streets of Yinchuan (Ningxia P.) and the sight of a full-grown Husky dog caught my eye. The couple who just bought him were trying to get him to join them on their moped, and it was a perfectly normal thing to see 2 people and a Husky ... Read more >
CHINA | Thursday, 1 May 2008 | Views [252]
Texas has a wonderful region called Big Bend, where the Rio Grande takes a swing into Mexico. The Yellow River takes a bend that defines an entire desert--the Ordos--which is 91,000 square kilometers in size. One gigantic bend big enough to hold TWENTY-... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [362]
Giant Fish A new restaurant servicing big wild fish recently opened in Guizhou province. -- China Daily , April 29, 2008
CHINA | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [306]
It is apparent that, despite the bombardment of English words on Chinese TV and T-shirts, many Chinese know only the word "Hello." And they are not afraid to use it. At first I responded to "Hello!" with "Hello." Recently ... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [331]
It has now been a week since I have seen a white face, and as that was in Xi'an, a touristy place, it is safe to say it has been much longer than a week for most of the people here in Yinchuan. The ubiquitous English "Hellos" of Beijing are ... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [356]
PM Singh Urged to 'Save the Girl Child' India's widespread practice of aborting female fetuses is a "national shame," the prime minister said yesterday, insisting the country can no longer ignore the problem if it wants to be a modern nation.... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 | Views [319]
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 >
CHINA | Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
Terra Cotta Army--Xi'an
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CHINA | Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | Views [310]
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 >
CHINA | Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | Views [321]
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 >
CHINA | Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | Views [314]
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 >
CHINA | Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | Views [355]
New Look For Hainan Villages Visiting Shipanyuan village of Qionghai city, Hainan, you are instantly struck by the grey-tiled specious houses.... -- China Daily , April 23, 2008
CHINA | Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | Views [317]
Water in the desert is always magical, whether it comes from the sky or flows from distant mountains. The Yellow River cuts through Mojave-like mountains here between Zhongwei and Yinchuan. The dwellings are Pueblo-style, but far less elaborate. My ... Read more >
CHINA | Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | Views [328]
INDIA Baby saved by stray dogs Hundreds of villagers flocked to a remote Indian village to see a baby girl who was saved by stray dogs after she was abandoned in a mound of mud by her mother, officials said yesterday. -- China Daily , April ... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
Xi'an, Shaanxi
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CHINA | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
Pingyao, Shanxi
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