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5 Dirty Cities in China You’ll WANT to Visit
Welcome to Xinjiang, home of the famous Silk Road. It’s the largest region in China and contains some of the most incredible mud cities you’ll ever find yourself wanting to visit. This month’s guest post comes from Josh Summers, author of the Xinjiang blog Far West China.
48 Hours in Xi’an
This month’s guest author is Graham Woodring, writer of a beautifully-crafted blog called An American in the Far East. Graham takes us on a tour of his favorite city in China.This is Xi’an in 48 hours.
Don’t Freak Out in China When…
Ha! I’ve been going through some of my old papers, journal entries and emails from my three years spent in North East China. I came across this list of gems and I thought I’d share with you as it makes for some entertaining reading. It would take ages to explain everything to you, so if [...]
Photo Moment: Chinese Street Snacks in Xian
A street vendor from the Muslim Quarter in Xian, China.
Gambling for Tickets to the Olympics
Just before John and I left China for good at the end of 2005, we decided our next big journey through China would definitely have to include a few events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We decided we would do everything in our power to procure tickets for our favorite events. This is going to [...]
Happy Moongazing!
Artist: Mandy Wong on GFX Artists
It’s an exciting time of year in Taiwan and the rest of Asia as everyone is gearing up for Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as The Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated every year when the moon is at its brightest, on the 15th day of the eighth month [...]
Traditional Chinese Medicine: My Experience With Scraping
This is the second part of a two part series at the Taipei City Hospital with Dr. Tzu Ying Lai for Joanna Rees Photography.
After Joanna finished shooting the cupping session, Dr. Tzu demonstrated a scraping method called Gua Sha. Its principles are similar to those of cupping and has similar effects on the body.
Gua sha [...]
China Photo Journal : Revisiting Chángbáishan
Chángbáishan is a volcanic mountain located in Jilin Province, China. Straddling the Chinese/Korean border, Mount Chang Bai is a popular tourist destination for travelers to Northeast China. Locals will attest that a pilgrimage to Chángbáishan should be made between the end of June and August for those who want to view Heavenly Lake, the mirror-like volcanic lake nestled in a crater at the summit of Changbaishan.
Suffering For Beauty: The Shoes That Bind
Young Chinese women who endured the agony of footbinding did so for beauty. One cannot help but feel shock and curiosity at such a thing. Here are some examples of footwear worn by women throughout the centuries.
Yeh-Shen: The Chinese Cinderella
Everyone has heard the rags-to-riches story of Cinderella. The most popular version of this classic fairy tale was written by Charles Perrault in 1697. But, did you know the first written Cinderella story, called Yeh-Shen, was written in 850 A.D. in China?
