Well for those of you who haven’t already heard Christine, my wife, is due at the end of January. This is obviously a really exciting time for us. But I’m sure you’ve heard that all before. I thought I would discuss one of the stranger feelings that has reoccured over the past 8 months. “Are …
There has been a lot of talk lately about censorship in China. I thought I would touch on this issue from the perspective of a Westerner living in China. To provide you with a background of my initial views on China I recommend you read www.bigtroubleinlittlechina.org/2009/10/national-day-in-china-part-i . Google has recently pulled out of China, or …
A couple of weeks ago I took a trip to the Temple of Heaven with my classmates. The Temple of Heaven is a group of Taoist buildings located in the southeast corner of Beijing. The Temple was used by Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to pray for good harvests and to give thanks …
So I told a little white lie. This post will be about the Forbidden City and my next post will introduce my School and classmates. Last week I went to the Forbidden City with my class. The Forbidden City is located in the centre of Beijing on the south side of Tiananmen Square. The City …