Drying Pork Next to Our Bicycles

Rants and Reflections from the Middle Kingdom

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January 19th 2010
As we prepare to head back to teach for a second term, a few reflections, rants, and stories from our teaching experiences this past semester seem appropriate. Here goes -- *A pretty nice bathroom is one that provides toilet paper; always save your napkins from McDonald’s. The napkins at Pizza Hut are especially nice. An exquisite bathroom also provides soap and a hand dryer - paper ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Yangzhou

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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