One Western woman with a Chinese husband makes sense of China 洋媳妇谈中国
Posted in China articles on May 29th, 2009
As I walked over to the Beijing apartment of my dear friend Peter, he happened to point out the Xinfang Bureau, perhaps one of the most quintessentially Chinese government inventions.
The Xinfang Bureau’s entire reason for existence is to process any written or in-person complaints about other government bureaus. At least, it’s supposed to. And it’s [...]
Posted in China articles on May 29th, 2009
I was about to update my blog today, when I discovered my website has been blocked in China!
Ouch!
I doubt it has anything to w/ my content. More likely, someone on my shared host isn’t playing nice with Beijing.
However, I’ve discovered the joys of proxies, and life is good.
That said, if you hear less from me, [...]
Posted in China articles on May 18th, 2009
Foreward: I wrote this several years ago and, just recently, one of the members of my writer’s group mentioned how much she loved it. So, I’m kicking off the “new version” of Speaking of China with this classic article. Enjoy!
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When in China, do as the Chinese do: bicycle. Of all the transportation possibilities available, it [...]
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