A pink short-sleeve shirt, and golf shirts, purple and black – they say Polo and even have the little logo, but I don’t think they are kosher.
Shaoshan China: In the tunnel
I doubt this tunnel connecting Chairman Mao’s childhood home to the rest of Shaoshan, China, was ever used by Mao Zedong. Tourist and touts now use it.
Longhua China: Between a rock and a hard place.
What’s the old saying: Between a rock and a hard place? My new digs are on the 12th floor of a building in Longhua, Shenzhen, China.
Straying from the path in Guangzhou
Sometimes it’s good to “get lost,” especially in an interesting city like Guangzhou, China.
Knock-knock. Who’s there? Mao Zedong.
Shaoshan is the pinnacle of capitalism. The villagers have cashed in on Mao Zedong, former Chinese leader, the village’s most famous former resident.
Cock-a-doodle-do: My All-Day Wake-up Call
Roosters off-limits in a gated community? No so in China. Roosters crow whenever they damn well please. This activity isn’t limited to dawn.
One is the loneliness number: Life in a Chinese Office
Life in a cubicle at a Chinese business isn’t very different than being in a cubicle anywhere else. That much of doing business in China is the same.
Memorial to Hong Kong Veterans dedicated in Ottawa
Thank you, the veterans and their families were told more than 60 years after the Battle of Hong Kong. The dedication of a monument to in Ottawa.
China Photo: Reflecting at the temple
Mount Heng, or Hengshan, is one of the five sacred Taoist mountains in China. It rises 1290 meters above the Hunan countryside.
An Asian model smile for Thursday
I met this Asian model at a Beijing, China trade show in May. For some reason she ignored the gaggle of other photographers and kept looking at me.