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“Discovering China” Archive
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The City Revisited
Posted on February 19, 2010 | No CommentsIf you search for Leshan on Google you will find much about a Buddha and little else. After a week in the city, I would like to add to this little information. Food, lights, and strange rumors of foreigners who wish to remain undiscovered (no, not expats). -
Leshan
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsHaving been swept away from the other members of my group, I eat my first meal with my host family, or rather, I had them watch me eat. We take a tour of Leshan Teachers College and meet many eager students, as well as getting photos taken. -
The Road South
Posted on February 16, 2010 | No CommentsThe ride to the city of Leshan remains in my mind as a great part of our trip. Major car accidents, fear home-stays and an interesting trip to a rural gas station. The rise of the long awaited culture shock. -
Landing in Sichuan
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No CommentsAfter almost a week in Beijing, we boarded a plane and flew to Sichuan province, almost 1000 miles to the Southeast. New places, bogus schedules and the start of the most memorable part of our trip. -
The 8th Wonder of the World
Posted on February 1, 2010 | No CommentsAn amazing New Years day trip to the Great Wall of China and a large tourist oriented gift shop. Looking back on a discussion I had with a student on the wall, I wonder about the underlying purpose behind his questions. -
Last day of 2009, decades on Tian’anmen
Posted on January 23, 2010 | No CommentsIn the last hours of 2009, we find ourselves in Tian'anmen Square; the center of Beijing and the focus of two decades of fearful anticipation. The position this place holds in Chinese culture is hard to say. -
Despite My Best Intentions
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsWriting about traveling to China seems to require much more than a simple review of my experiences. How do you begin to cover elements of culture in a country with 5000 years of history? -
Schools, Galleries and Louis Vuitton
Posted on January 18, 2010 | No CommentsFreezing weather, visiting China's two most famous universities, a trip to the 798 art gallery, and an evening of haggling and the famous Beijing pearl market. In China, continuity is relative. -
Day one in the Northern Capital
Posted on January 16, 2010 | No CommentsOur first true day out seeing the sights of Beijing. A look back at my first exposure to the legendary Beijing smog, and some thoughts on the overwhelming nature of the sheer size of this city. The intended tourist attractions proved to be far less memorable than the things I saw along the way. -
Arriving in Beijing
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsAfter many hours of Travel, our group arrives in Beijing. We meet our ever charismatic guide Ronald McDonald, a man who would develop nothing short of a fan club during our stay, and travel to our hotel. Welcome to China. Commence sensory overload.
