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How I spent my Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival is a summer holiday observed across China. It is celebrated by eating zongzi and racing long heavily decorated dragon boats, accompanied by drummers who beat the rhythm for the rowers and firecrackers because — well, why not … Continue reading
Living like an Emperor in the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace was an imperial garden built in 1750 to provide a place for the emperor and his family to relax. Despite the heat of the day, the shade and breeze make this a great place to relax during … Continue reading
The Great Great Wall of China
We love the Great Wall of China. It’s probably the most amazing thing we’ve seen in the year we’ve been here. That means it trumps things like the Terra Cotta Army, riding camels in the desert, Buddhist temples, and the rest. … Continue reading
The Chinese New Year celebration comes to an end
The Chinese New Year celebration has come to an end. Billions have now gone home and returned to work. But it was not without one more blast of fireworks on Lantern Day. Ann’s holding what we were told was 10,000 … Continue reading
Thai Markets
The Thai markets are so beautiful, I have to go back to them one more time before we quit blogging about Thailand. I love the colors and the sights and hope that you do, too.
The Floating Market – Thailand
We’ve taken a week from the time between semesters to visit Thailand. Thailand is a nation of Buddhas, temples, and markets. One of these is the floating market in Bangkok, where, while you float through the canals of the city, … Continue reading
Guangzhou Sculpture Park
The Guangzhou Sculpture Park is China’s largest statue park, covering 113 acres. This statue commemorates the 2010 International Games that Guangzhou hosted and depicts a discus athlete from the Paralympics.
The bike shop
I couldn’t resist the colors in a bike shop as we were touring Shamian Island. These are bike frames hung on a wall. And the finished bikes on the floor.
Return to Shamian Island
Shamian Island is one of our favorite places in Guangzhou. Originally, it was where Westerners were “quarantined” when coming to China (placing them on a small man-made island made it easier to keep track of them), the island became home … Continue reading
Baiyun Mountain Park
This is the entry to Baiyun Mountain Park. The park is directly behind the Foreign Experts building where we live. Canon just gave me a replacement camera for the one that I broke last month and I decided to shoot … Continue reading
Misadventures in the Middle Kingdom 