Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 // Day 4: Dali 大理市 county-level city Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan province by WanderingChina Dali is an ancient capital where its old city walls still stand. Not UNESCO protected like Lijiang, it was the seat of power for the Bai kingdom Nanzhao which thrived during the eight and ninth centuries. Later, the … [Read more...] about Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 4: Dali 大理, Yunnan province
The Irrational, Racist Fear of China
(This article is published here with permission from the author. His bio and links are at the bottom of the article. In sharing this article, he writes, "I am particularly happy that the piece will address Chinese readers. It had already been translated to Italian and Spanish; plenty of support for China coming from Latin America. All the best, Andre") [Update 20130109: In … [Read more...] about The Irrational, Racist Fear of China
China Railways Safety Record: A Comparative Study
Summary Railways are the safest means of transportation among all methods in this study. Railway safety-wise, China and France are about twice as safe as Japan and Germany. You are about 2.2 times as likely to die in an American airplane as in a Chinese rail car, traveling the same distance. You are about 200 times as likely to die in a vehicle on an American highway … [Read more...] about China Railways Safety Record: A Comparative Study
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 3: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan province
Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 // Day 3: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 玉龙雪山 (Yu Long Xue Shan) Yulong Naxi Autonomous County 玉龙纳西族自治县, Lijiang, Yunnan province by WanderingChina This AAAAA-rated tourist destination found in a Naxi autonomous county would price even the most eager out of the game. But when I arrived, they were there by the busloads, 4WD-loads, the … [Read more...] about Exploring China’s peripheries: Southwest 西南 Day 3: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan province
My New Year Resolution
It's been some time since I last blogged. And my new year resolution is ... to BE MORE REGULAR AT BLOGGING! I actually have an excuse this time. In November, my grandmother - with whom I am close - passed away. In December, my second son was born... This period of change has gotten me to reflect more deeply on life ... and for here, to reflect once more why I spend the … [Read more...] about My New Year Resolution