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Year: 2009

China Photo: Shopping and Walking

October 22, 2009January 23, 2010Stevo5 Comments

Shopping is a pastime enjoyed by many of China’s foreign residents. Clothing, electronics, assorted kitsch items: It’s all affordable.

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A day on Sanmenkou Island, Shenzhen

October 21, 2009January 23, 2010Stevo16 Comments

If you’re from a large city you can appreciate what Sanmenkou Island in Shenzhen has to offer. Few cars, few people: It’s peaceful, quiet, and serene.

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A Day at the Beach: A Teaser

October 19, 2009October 20, 2009Stevo3 Comments

It’s easy to forget that Shenzhen is more than just concrete. It’s a sprawling city, the east on the South China Sea.

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14 things

October 13, 2009February 26, 2019Stevo13 Comments

The start of things always sets me back: It use to be the start of a school year or term. So much to do, so little time. Now it’s a “real” job.

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Snake: Does it taste like chicken?

October 8, 2009October 8, 2009Stevo11 Comments

Would does snake taste like? Chicken? Frog, another legendary chicken-flavored meat, does taste somewhat like chicken, I have discovered.

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Changsha: Wenxi Fire Memorial Bell

October 6, 2009StevoLeave a comment

With the Japanese at the Changsha city gates, Chiang Kai-shek decided something needed to be done. The Generalissimo decided to burn the entire city.

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10-3 three-way convergence

October 3, 2009October 3, 2009Stevo8 Comments

October 3, 2009 means three things, a strange convergence of lives, the lunar calendar, and past events.

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Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

October 2, 2009January 24, 2010Stevo8 Comments

Asians around the world are preparing to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival aka the Moon Festival by eating moon cakes.

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National Day – China turns 60

October 1, 2009January 24, 2010Stevo6 Comments

China will celebrate National Day, or Guoqingjie, October 1. China turns 60.

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Shenzhen Photo: Partners

September 25, 2009September 27, 2009Stevo9 Comments

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
Friedrich Nietzsche

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