Act 1

This gentleman came on first and played a traditional Chinese instrument called an Er Hu. It's basically a one string violin. The sound is beautiful, but may sound quite strange to someone who's never heard it before because it is very high in pitch and can be sometimes characterized as a piercing tone.

A Speech and Some Scattered Thoughts

October 27th 2007
The past few weeks have been hellishly busy. On top of the normal classload and Chinese studying, I gave a midterm to my western culture class and a speech to about a hundred students. I made the test rather easy on purpose so that all of my students would do well on it. As I've mentioned prior, these kids are incredibly busy with classes and homework, so much so that I genuinely feel guilty as ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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