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Congrats China. Enjoy your party. You deserve it.

My ten years here have been notable for almost unbroken progress and social development, with of course a few bumps in the road. But I can say without doubt that the Chinese people are filled with an optimistic hope for the future, and credit must [...]

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Recently I came across the age-old debate about whether a lack of creativity will hold China back, and I thought I would weigh in, as I have a great deal of experience in dealing with Chinese in educational settings, at multiple levels. This kind of debate is always difficult, as there is little to [...]

Made it back, finally. The hinterland is doing fine, from my observations, although I speak in jest, as I didn’t even leave the Kingdom of Wu. I did, however, gain a bit more insight into the different dialects of Wu.

I am not a big photographer, and so will not be able to provide [...]

I will be away for a few days, hope everyone plays nicely.

Been meaning to link to this very nice post by Leifeng. Love the style and form of his writing here.

The post itself has the same quiet simplicity that he admires in his favorite place. Its a good short piece, click over and read the whole thing.

The small places are definitely the ones to [...]

Well, once again the big news is that the GFC (a terms introduced by Michael Froomkin) is all cranky today. Yes, the blockage is inconsistent, as it usually is, and yes, it might be working in some areas or for some period of time, but, nonetheless, once again we are being told what media [...]

I have been waiting for an appropriate time to post this picture from Lijiang, Yunnan Province. Now…just seems like the right moment.
Sadly, we were told the tourist demand for Yak is so strong that the locals no longer trust any of the meat in the marketplace, and real Naxi restaurants will no longer serve [...]