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Delighting in a Slow Walk through Water Towns of Enlightenment

“Life can only be understood backwards, and must be lived forwards.” . “生活只能向后理解,必须向前生活。” 。 I Googled my old English teacher recently. She died in a road accident 20 years ago. A Dutch driver wandered into the path of the car in...

Jiangsu Food Carvings; More than Edible Decoration

Jiangsu cuisine is one of China's eight main cuisines. It is known for its mild flavour and fresh ingredients. Due to its unique geographical advantage, a wide array of crops can grow in Jiangsu.  江苏菜是中国八大菜之一。 它以其温和的味道和新鲜的食材而闻名。 由于其独特的地理优势,江苏可以种植各种各样的农作物。 Although commonly known as...

Oh Deer Me! What on Earth Happened to You?

Have a close look at this beast. 仔细看看这只野兽。 Notice anything out of the ordinary? 注意到有什么不寻常的事情吗? Its antlers are facing backwards. 它的鹿角朝后。 Part deer, part horse, part cow, part donkey; say hello to the “Milu” (麋鹿), or “Père David's Deer”. Outside of China, it was the...

Living in a One-Sided World of Beauty; I am who and what I am

“Your eyes aren’t big enough.”“Your nose bridge isn’t high enough.”“You are flat.”…the phrases repeated to me over and over again growing up in a mostly western-dominated culture. “你的眼睛不够大。” 你的鼻梁不够高。” 你是平的。”......在以西方为主的文化中长大,我一遍又一遍地重复著这些短语。 I grew up in America, spending the majority of my tween...

5 Ridiculous Things You’ll See in Chinese Gyms & Swimming Pools

For if you go down to the gym today, you’re sure of a big surprise. Given the little physical exercise of late, many of us have about a year of flab to burn off. Gym memberships in many parts...

Alone in Our Anxiety? The Interesting Times in which We May Live

We interupt our regularly scheduled program of aaaaggghhhhhh..... 我们打中了我们定期安排的节目...... To feel accepted. To feel secure. To flourish in life is a common goal for one and all right now. That which fuels the soul is a valued commodity these days, in...

Jiuhua Shan & Chizhou; Female Buddahs & Negative Oxygen Ions

Should we, or should we not, ascend Jiuhua Shan to pay homage at a Buddhist shrine? Tough decision. After all, we’re from Nanjing and therefore know a thing or two about climbing hundreds of steps to see a dead...

Evolution; Never Ever Will I Ever Miss…

I, for one, will miss Prince Philip’s fabulously frank commentary on the century that best represents Humanity’s cognitive evolution as a species. His assertion to Malala Yousafzai, Human Rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, that children, “go to...

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Baby on Board in High Speed Train Emergency Delivered by Urologist into Nanjing

Mid-journey between Shanghai and Nanjing, a routine high-speed train service turned into an improvised delivery room, when a lady...

Iranians in China become more Visible than Countable

These things often start, not with a statistic, but with a voice; Persian heard in a lift, a WeChat...

Why Chinese Men Can’t Quit; Smoking, Face and the State

China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

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