Kunming I am having great difficulty downloading photographs so I don’t think you are going to see too many. I was tired on Monday and didn’t go out until late afternoon and only for a walk around the block of sorts. There were numerous tiny rooms at the front of buildings holding a couple of […]
Off on a Train Trip My ticket to Kunming in Yunnan was booked and I was fairly well packed. However, news reports constantly emphasised heavy rain, floods and landslides in southern China. The train went through some of the provinces affected and I was unaware if it would be delayed or cancelled. I had no […]
Dragon Boat Festival This year Wednesday 16th June was celebrated in China as Dragon Boat Festival Day. It is an ancient festival held in accordance with the lunar calendar. It celebrates the life and death of a statesman and poet, Qu Yuan. Over 2,000 years ago he was so dispirited by his Emperor’s foreign policy […]
A Cup or … I receive a expat newsletter once a week. The author usually writes about interesting subjects and enhances it with a sense of humour. He had a topic about health in Friday’s edition which led to a link about his experience with ba guan or as known in western circles, cupping. http://www.chinaexpat.com/blog/ernie/2008/04/08/ba-guan-beginners.html […]
A Big Night Out at a Fashion Parade The college provides education in an interesting and diverse collection of subjects. Subjects include, but are not limited to art, music, textiles and footwear, modelling, acting, business, languages and courses dealing with cars and machinery. If I hadn’t accidently met a couple of non English major students […]