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Laowai in China - A Foreigner in the Middle Kingdom - Living in China |
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in China, the infamous Middle Kingdom, the land of the forbidden "Three
T's" - Taiwan, Tibet and Tianamen Square. This was to be the start of my
long and ongoing love/hate relationship with China. |
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| Adventures
in Chinese Gourmet - Who Knows What You may be Eating - Chinese Cuisine |
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the menu to me the revelation was astounding. I learned that sugarcane
rat is a local delicacy and people brag about their family recipe. I have
seen snake, silkworm, beetle, dog, and spiced donkey all on one menu. Pig
entrails and fish heads with rice are some of the most common foods eaten.
I had had no idea. In America I only worried about what might be in a hot
dog. |
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| Adventures
In Rural China - Zhenhai |
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Zhenhai, with a population of about 500,000, is located just 30 miles south
of Ningbo, which has a population of about 5 million people, and is just
200 miles south of Shanghai, over 13 million people. Zhenhai is where
I landed, this time, the sight of Chinas largest petroleum refinery and
chemical company, Zhenhai Refinery and Chemical Corporation. Zhenhai
is a city where most of the people are employed by ZRCC, truly a company
town, although with the changing times, the ownership of many stores and
shops are changing from company-owned to privately-owned. |
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| Being
in Beijing |
| Beijing is
moving forward in a big way; really, a quick moving microcosm of
the country as a whole. Irrespective of the Olympics catalyst, the
“People” get things done in the Republic and in some small way I’m pleased
to be a part of it, whether it’s plunking down small change for a token
gift or photographing the city skyline to share with my readers.
It’s an imperfect city that’s given plenty the right to complain - pollution,
heavy traffic - but it’s also taking great strides to improve the living
conditions and still offers plenty in the way of cultural heritage and
daily attractions. Aug./06 |
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| Being
An Expat In China - In China During The Bombing In Belgrade |
| - Sitting
just outside Richard's Pub puffing on the day's one and only reflection.
It was warm and dry, small plastic shopping bags and other pieces of random
garbage blew by. The scooter's scurried past like so many petro-powered
cockroaches spewing thick blue oily smoke into the air for all to breathe.
Small children stood on the running boards of the scooters between mom's
rippling skirt and the steering yoke, attention riveted forward with absolute
glee. Jan/06 |
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| Biking
The Xian City Wall - Adventure In Xian |
| - Bicycling
along the wall of Xian City sounds like a great time. If you like biking
and are thinking of traveling to China, then you need to know what it's
like to travel on a great wall riding on your bike. Enjoy the views. |
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| Investing
In China: The 21 Century Powerhouse - Investing in China |
| - "Most Americans
are provincial. If they travel anywhere, it's likely to be to Western Europe;
the Orient (forget about Africa and South America) is pretty much Terra
Incognita. The distinctions between the different countries and cultures
in the Orient -which are as least as great as those in Europe - escape
most of them." One of the leading investment consultants in the world,
Doug Casey is well known as an authority on international investments.
Casey has lived in seven countries, and visited over 150 ~ most several
times. In this article on China Doug talks about the current investment
climate in China and discusses, Shanghai, which he calls The Blade Runner
City, Beijing, Democracy & Freedom, State & Party, Falun
Gong, Societal differences, and why the future in China is better than
just good. This article is a must for anyone concerned with the future,
with investments, with the way the world is changine and what those changes
mean to us. |
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| Buyer
Beware in China - And Learning A little AboutThe Chinese Language |
| - Thinking
about visiting China? Then you should look into the different traps
you might find as a consumer. China is a great country to shop in but like
anywhere you have to be careful about what it is that you think you are
buying. And before going to China learning something about the Chinese
language might help you on your travels or just give you a key as to how
people think. |
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| China
and Japan : Prisoners of the Past |
| - China is
in the news with it's exploding industrial economy, consumption of resources
and booming export trade resulting in an abundance of investment opportunities.
If you are considering investing in China you may be interested in taking
a glimpse at China today. Anthony Peyton's article China and Japan : Prisoners
of the Past tells a fascinating story of China's current battle with Japan.
"China wants Japan to face up to its past, but is astonishingly unable
to do the same regarding its own history, which has seen an invasion and
annexation of Tibet in 1951; the disastrous Cultural Revolution 1966-1976
that lost a million lives as the revered leader Mao Ze Dong attempted anarchic
totalitarianism; and of course the Tiananmen Square massacre of protesting
students in 1989." |
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| China
- My Other World |
| - What if
there was another distant planet in another galaxy that had humans just
like us. What if they came into being the same time we did. Would there
technologically have evolved the same as ours? Would they live the same
way we do? Would they comunicate in the same way? Maybe they would never
have invented the automobile or the light bulb. Maybe they would have found
a different way to travel or to light their world in the dark. It would
seem that nothing could be exactly the same from one world to another but
how then would it be different? I've never thought about these questions
until after I visited China for the first time. |
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| China:
A Nation In Motion: Traveling Beijing, Wuxi, and Shanghai As A Tourist
And Potential Investor |
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Ten days in China is not nearly enough time either as a tourist or value
investor. Bearing in mind the flight, which is nearly a day long, or nearly
two after whizzing by the International Date Line, unless your point of
departure is, say, Vancouver, you’re already behind schedule before even
touching down! Ideally, it is best to locate a reputable tour agency
that can escort you city by city to cover the necessary highlights, then
return again on your own to explore your preferred destination. |
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| China:
Surviving the Culture Clash |
| - One of the
most apparent cultural differences to a foreigner living in China is personal
hygiene. It is well known that spitting is common throughout China,
but I did not know that many Chinese consider blowing your nose straight
onto the ground to be fairly acceptable until I experienced it! Oct./06 |
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| Cultural
Attitudes Towards Learning - The People's Republic of China - Childhood
Education |
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Eva Lynne is an ESL teacher in the People's Republic of China. She
writes, "Education is a precious privilege, and a keen recognition of this
is ever so evident in China. In China, it is said that the three most important
persons in your life are: your mother because she gave you birth; your
father because he guides your upbringing and prosperity; and your teacher
because a teacher nurtures your mind. Education in China is viewed as a
life-long process. Throughout life, the quest for knowledge and the desire
to better one's mind is fervent." |
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| Differences
Between China And Taiwan - Living In Taiwan |
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One very noticeable difference between China and Taiwan is that Taiwanese
women frequently have fuller bottoms. I’ve only been in the country a month,
so my studies on the issue are hardly authoritative, yet the difference
is pronounced. Fuller – not especially in the width and height dimensions;
it’s in the depth department, in that mysterious and so hard to draw z
axis. Is it a sign of more affluence in Taiwan, that greater comfort and
security allows women’s bottoms to flesh out? |
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| Elephants,
Dragons, Rice Fields, Pagodas, Karaoke, And Edible Puppies - Going It Alone
In China’s Guangxi Province |
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Students aside, most first-time travelers to China join organized tours.
But not everybody enjoys group travel, set meals, and rigid itineraries.
Although things sometimes go wrong, I much prefer the freedom of making
my own discoveries. Besides, going it alone is always likely to be cheaper
than any tour. But if you don’t speak Chinese is traveling independently
feasible in this country? Is it easy to book internal flights, use public
transport, and find decent hotels at affordable prices? |
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| Ex
Pats In China - Some Thoughts On Stereotyping |
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I opened the door of a cafe's toilet the other day, and a middle aged Chinese
woman was inside, about to unbutton her jeans and crouch down. I blinked
and politely closed the door. One of my Israeli friends was in the cafe,
so I went and sat with her and recounted how the woman hadn't locked the
door. My friend replied casually, "Oh, they always do that". |
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| Explosive
Profits In The World’s Fastest-Growing Economy - China Continues Its Transition
From Communism To Capitalism |
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When former Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping announced in the 1980s,
“getting rich is glorious,” China’s 1.5 billion people took him at his
word. Twenty years later, China has the world’s fastest growing economy—a
truly amazing accomplishment for such a huge country. |
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Devils In The Middle Kingdom - Teaching Overseas |
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This is a nice little article about what it means to be an English teacher
in China. It seems that as a teacher you are pretty much a ghost or sideshow
for the students. Preparing lessons to which no students come, being classified
as a devil and dirty. Imagine how irritated you would become with all the
slights and feelings of isolation. Ben Hill lets you know first-hand what
it's like to live and teach in the Middle Kingdom. |
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| Foreign
Investment in China - Rules, Regs and Proceedures - Investing in China |
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Butterfield, Reimer & Associates (Hong Kong) Ltd. writes, "Shanghai,
the worlds' 5th largest city with over 22 million people. It is the home
of 2500 high rise buildings, including the third largest building on earth.
The rules how to start your investment in China and especially booming
regions like Shanghai are sometimes confusing. However, if advised properly
this is the path to take. China is the market of the future!" |
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| Get
Well Soon - A Sick Expatriate In China |
| - If you plan
to get sick while in China, be prepared to have many of your notions of
medical treatment transformed. Finding a doctor you approve of in China
can be tricky. Most facilities offer a progressive blend of Western methods
with Chinese traditional medicines. But these methods are usually hardly
in keeping with Western expectations. To the expat, the scarceness of spotless
hospitals, adequate lighting and a standard of sterility are upsetting
if one is unprepared. I was unprepared. |
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| Hot
Day, Hot Food, Hot Time In Guza - In Sichuan |
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afternoon Tsering Ji stopped by my campus apartment to ask questions about
the English lesson. This tall young woman with the long face and
graceful moves is a rarity among her classmates. She actually wants
to learn English. As she was leaving, she told me that the class
would be having a hot pot luncheon in Guza town on Saturday, and I should
join them at 10:00 a.m. |
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