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construction on the other side  
   

construction on the other side

6 AM start every day including Sunday. No air conditioning so window was wide open and noise woke me from much needed sleep
Capitalism is alive and well in China

August 31st 2009
Some relative slack today so I am going to focus on what I have seen for living in China so far. I gather that most everything is condominium and that renters can rent from the owners and many will purchase condos and rent them as investments. I think this is historical because during many years of communist rules, there were few investment opportunities but as far as I can tell, communism doesn't ... read more
Asia » China » Hebei » Qinhuangdao

Chinese Flag 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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