This photo doesn't do the reality justice, however, as we returned from our errands one evening, the sun was red and sinking quickly...I snapped this on a pedestrian overpass about 3 blocks from home.
A Chinese Wedding Reception October 25th 2011 Sigh. Could it really be that I have only 13 more days in my beautiful Chinese adventure? Well, 13 days in Xiamen, more or less. I will stay a couple of days after work to pack up and say my good-byes. Then it's off to Beijing to finish my amazing adventure (s).
Life has settled into a routine here.....work on Friday afternoons through the evenings till 8:30, then all day Saturday till ... read more
Asia » China » Fujian » Xiamen 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