Hong Kong Photo: Getting Ready

Craig Ferguson, a master photographer, recommends getting up early, one of the tips in his new photography ebook. I believe sleep is over-rated.

China Travel: A bus quiz

You’re waiting for your bus, standing at the side of a Chinese street at 6:30 am. The bus, the first of a day to another city, is 30 minutes late.

China Photo: Shopping and Walking

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

A day on Sanmenkou Island, Shenzhen

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.

A Day at the Beach: A Teaser

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

14 things

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.

Snake: Does it taste like chicken?

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

Changsha: Wenxi Fire Memorial Bell

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.

10-3 three-way convergence

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