The Wall of the Old City

Shangqiu is ancient, and this old city was built during the Song Dynasty, what, 500 years ago? No, more. Maybe 800? Anyways, the walls are, though renovated, still in tact, as is the great moat that surrounds it. As I flowed into this area, the stares increased steadily, and my patience decreased as I descended into my patterns of the past, emotional reactivity to people's negative perception/energy towards me...

Stranger in a Foreign Land: Back to the Interior: Part One

March 1st 2010
I was reminded this morning of what it was like to be back in Henan...there was a peasant on the dorm bed next to me...before sleeping he offered me a cigarette and proceeded to nonchalantly light up in the 'non-smoking' room. And this morning I was awakened by the charming act of spitting on the floor (many weeks later, the stain is still there on the wood floor...I know, gross!). This of cours ... read more

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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

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