Need a "Rolex"?

Part of a new China is this man, breaking through a line of school children, and rushing toward any Western face, in this case mine, to offer "real-imitation" Rolex watches, MontBlanc Pens, etc. from under his jacket, where he displays and sells them "very cheap". I have been approached at least a hundred times in Shanghai for these super-bargains. I have yet to see a tourist buy from them.

#72 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China ( A wedding, village life, and honoring the ancestors)

April 17th 2007
Most of China's massive (1.4 billion) population live in rural areas, in the country-side, and in small villages, where most are still dreaming about the prosperity, that might reach them one day, perhaps sooner?; while China's mega-cities continue to flourish and expand in amazing speed. Nine months have passed since arriving in China, and on my return visits to various large and small cities, t ... 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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