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Standing in the rain  
   

Standing in the rain

Here are the kids standing at the entrance to Yu Yuan. It's very touristy, but still interesting.
Happy Year of the Rat !

February 9th 2008
If you had mentioned Chinese New Year to me a year ago, about the only thing that would have come to my mind might have been the color red. Now my mind would be dominated by one thought…NOISE! I can’t begin to describe the fireworks we have seen and heard here over the last week. We’re so tired of them that I actually yelled “Shut up!!” out the window at them this evening! I’ve f ... read more
Asia » China » Shanghai

Chinese Flag 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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