Xuehong

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

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April 21st 2007
Saturday, April 21, 8.00 am: Well, perhaps it’s not that dramatic, but I did hate to say goodbye to Xue Feng (David, whose name I finally figured out to spell) and the other teachers and managers at QTC. I was given a grand sendoff. A beautiful little wooden bead bracelet with Buddha on it, a bottle opener from Tsingtao Bewery, and a beautiful Chinese fan with all the theatre character masks w ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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