For the Love of Blog: WordPress Friends Never Leave You
I’ve had a number of revelations recently regarding blogging. After years of struggling to find what it’s all about and being blocked by the Great Firewall at every turn, things […]
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Three Months in Swindon: A Chinese Adventure in the UK
So I’m chatting to my friend Zhen Lei Wei aka Eric, when he mentions that he’s been over to the UK. “Oh really,” I reply with interest “Where did you […]
Visiting the In-Laws: Beisujiagoucun 北苏家沟村 in Lulong County, Hebei Province, China
So we’re packing our things the day before the trip. Our inventory is an interesting one. We have bags of dried hawthorn, mango and dates, two whole roast ducks for […]
Nu Qiang Ren and Shen Nu: Power Women and Leftover Woman in China
Names have been changed in this article and dialogue has been translated into English. A recent advert by the cosmetics company SK-II telling the story of China’s ‘sheng nu’ or […]
Thank you Mr Xu: Bicycle Repair Man
Bike Stats: • Bought: 2007. Used nearly every day though placed in storage for two years. • Back wheel: Now on third. 1st was stolen, 2nd damaged (see below). • […]
A Hard Graft for Mr Ding & Mr Huang
Fruit & Veg in Beijing: January 2013 Some text has been translated. Although there are plenty of supermarkets in the big cities in China, most people still buy their groceries […]
Looking for Furniture with Officer Zhang: Yangshuo: Guangxi Autonomous Region, S China
10am and the phone rings “Andy, its Jason. I am outside and we have a bed for you. Are you still asleep?” Mercy! I mean I hit the sack in […]
An Interview with Professor Su: Memories of Mao & Hardship
One of the great things about teaching in China is that your students can be so interesting. If you are based in one of the big cities you’ll find that […]
I Met Michael Gao. An Amazing Tale of a Blind Man: Dunhua, Jilin Province, N China
I’ll never forget my trip to Dunhua in northern China in 2008. Some things really stick in my mind. Waiting to check in, the old faithful trolley bag was once […]
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