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Woho, finally time to do some travelling in China again, it’s been a while! This time, I’m taking my folks to Xi’an to check out the city wall, the great mosque and, of course, the Terracotta army. We’ll also make sure to celebrate dad’s birthday tomorrow -probably a quite [...]
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According to this website, The China Potato Expo is on in Beijing this week.
It is described (only slightly Chinglishly) as follows:
CHINA POTATO EXPO is considered to be the only international trade show in the category of potato…
and other root and tuber crops…
and related products…
in China.
The lack of a definite [...]
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Speaking of observation….
Think the text says it all. From PassiveAgressiveNotes.com.
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More than a few people were disappointed and/or outraged in August of 2009 when Jonathan Ansfield and Amy Li announced they felt essentially forced out of The Stone Boat in Ritan Park after five years of building it as a business (see here). The pair now plans to return [...]
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This is my 91yr old grandfather who recently passed away. I took this photo when I came back from Colorado before coming to China, I think anyway. I haven’t looked at the photo data to be sure.
I see it and I remember him in one word….. Well.
He said it [...]
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An insight into Pinwang Delicious Candied Haw Strips (品旺-山楂丝)
So we’ve all seen them—plastic wrapping in an array of different colors, flavors and sizes with screaming Chinese characters glaring out at you in a technicolored bombardment of the senses. Do we dare put their contents in our mouth? I’m talking [...]
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Seven deadly sins — seven lively Asian cities. We all stray off the path of righteousness from time to time.
So if you’re going to end up in hell due to a temptation to eat more than your fair share of stinky tofu, take a detour to Taipei first. Or [...]
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I have wanted to write this series since I went back to the US this February and noticed a palpable change. It seemed like people were no longer talking about China as a kind of economic miracle, those thoughts had … Continue reading →
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As many of you know I work in a large public hospital with over 2,000 medical personnel. We treat over 1,000,000 patients every year. Sometimes, things do not go well. Mistakes are made, and families get upset. About once a … Continue reading →
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So here I am. Sitting typing, thinking and doing whatever super smart people do, or at least people who think they are super smart do.
The past week has brought some interesting things in the way of life.
I finally found out why I was sick.
I had a family [...]