Wedding pictures

It is the practice, among arriviste Chinese, to have wedding pictures taken in a variety of places, replete with costumes. Traditional Western, traditional Chinese, playful with goofy hats and sunglasses, and outdoorsy are among the tropes.

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October 13th 2013
We have been in Guangzhou for a little over a week at this point, although it seems in some ways that we have never left. The old haunts, the friends and colleagues from earlier visits, and the sights, sounds and smells of China quickly return me to the setting. Not exactly a madeleine but the tiger skin peppers on the plate evoke a remembrance of things past! Ellen and I are getting immersed i ... 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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