Category: China

An unemployed travel writer and former merchant seaman, I was bumming along the coast near Hong Kong’s Deep Water Bay, when I stumbled onto a sign which read “Boat trip around the world, only $100 HK.” Having nothing to keep …

I turned my head to face the window and immediately sensed something overhead. My eyes instinctively glanced out and slightly upward. There it was, the Big Buddha towering over me as the #2 bus I was riding in swirled around …

I had been in Mongolia on a horseback riding camping trip and thought while over in Asia I should poke around China a bit. I had to bribe the train authorities to get a seat on the Trans-Mongolian to Beijing …

The first night I was on my own in Taichung City, I went out for some dinner. But, one problem with China is that you can’t read the street signs. Basically, I never go more than a few blocks from …

Deng Feng Village, Shaolin Temple:   I stared out the window of the taxi, and took in the sights of the rural Chinese countryside. For hours I saw nothing but primitive houses, mud and brick huts, and people toiling in …

Students here at Heze Teachers’ College range from18-25 years old. Men and women seem equally represented though there are more women than men inthe Foreign Language Department. If you are a student here that probably means you failed to pass …