Big Bhudda

The Chinese have a great penchant for labeling and ordering so for the record, this is the largest, seated, bronze, outdoor Bhudda in the world. Actually, despite the crowds, it was captivating. Buddhism, in China, is mostly a ritual of the old, having been targeted during the Cultural Revolution as one of the Three Olds.

National Day Holiday in Hong Kong

October 7th 2007
This has been an unusual interval since the last communication, with classes hitting a certain stride only to be interrupted by the week long National Holiday, commemorating the 58th Anniversary of the Communists seizing control in Beijing. We celebrated the anniversary with a gala at the posh Garden Hotel; most in attendance were Western business types but we did have some revealing conversati ... 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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