TanZhe

TanZhe Temple “Temple of Pool and Zhe Tree”

A few weeks ago I took a trip to temple located about 40km outside Beijing in the mountains, the TanZhe Temple. I posted the pictures a while ago, but I thought I should add a brief explanation of the Temple. The temple dates back 1,700 years and is one of the largest and oldest temples in the …

The Egg at Night

The EGG – The National Performing Arts Center

Last week I had the opportunity to go to a concert performed by the China National Symphony Orchestra at the Egg (The National Performing Arts Center).  The concert was put on by the Bank of Beijing to mark their second anniversary of going public. The evening started with a buffet before the larger show. A Bank party seems to …

Tug of war

Peter

Let me introduce Peter, He is not the smartest, but he is the cutest. He cannot protect anybody, but he will always be by my side. He cannot catch a frisbee, but he loves to play tug of war. He is a Peter, my lab! Christine

Live From China

Hello from China, This is the first entry of what will hopefully be a long running series of my life (adventures) in China. First I think I should introduce myself. My name is James Cusack, I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. I arrived in China on August 25, 2009 with the plan of …