The soup guy

My Special Adventure

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March 8th 2009
The other night Hua and I were eating our favorite street food when a gentleman approached our table. He asked Hua if I would come by an art studio so he and his friend could draw me. Taken aback I first said that I was busy and couldn’t. Then he came back and asked for another day, mildly impressed with his tenacity and intrigued with the offer I said yes. I told him and his fri ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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