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Category: China

The View From My Window

This is quintessential modern China: lots of people, lots of traffic, lots of construction. And, for course, it is all going on outside my window!

A scene that cracked me up

I came across this kitchen while wandering through the Wenshu Monastery, and it just amuses me no end. It’s not so much the interplay of religion and the mundane as the elaborate altar.

China is noisy.

The sign at the left is from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The pandas like it quiet. No wonder they are going  extinct in modern China! It’s noisy here, between the construction and the traffic. It seems like every major road has a building project, every block has a new building going… [Read More]

Marriage Markets

I’ve always loved  demography. It came into play back into my health-care analyst days, and it is probably the most significant factor in the global economy right now. On Friday, I was in Chengdu’s Peoples Park. It’s delightful, with a mix of monuments, snack vendors, garden paths, and a lake where you can rent rowboats…. [Read More]

Singing in Bars

In Asia,people sing in bars, and not just karaoke. Yes, I’m generalizing broadly, but I’ve decided that it’s a good idea to have a song ready to go when my hosts expect me to take a turn. It is: “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”. which is easy to sing and is a traditional… [Read More]

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