Another milestone On Mid-Autumn festival evening several students visited bringing fruit and moon cakes. The fruit included pears, persimmons, oranges and grapes in addition to some chestnuts. We sat around talking over their bounty and the college’s moon cakes. The grapes provided a bit of a challenge as health information for countries such as China […]
Taking the wrong bus can be a liberating experience I’ve never actually taken the wrong bus, but on two occasions the right bus going in the wrong direction. The first time occurred in Spain and the second here last year when road works meant an adjustment to the bus route of which I was unaware. […]
Last Weekend Soon after my return to China my TV stopped working. We had never actually turned it on but the channel indicator on a connected machine disappeared and couldn’t be made to return. No visible results occurred after weeks of discussions with management. On Friday evening I returned from class to find a note […]
Dali Dali was an ancient capital in northern Yunnan. The dominant population is the Bai people. Outside of Dali they live in white painted villages with pictures painted on the exterior walls. This was taken from one of the buildings at Chongsheng Temple. It shows one of the nearby villages. Rice and corn are common […]
Part 2 The tall modern version of a Chinese building at the opposite end of the small street was built in 1988 and looks passed its use by date. (Photo) Buildings seem to be a disposable commodity here. If you need an old style, just build it; don’t worry about keeping one just in case. […]