At the Jade Factory

Carving the jade is a skill possessed only by men. That is because families wanted to keep the skill within the family and women, once married, became members of the husband's family. So the skill was never taught to women. Polishing the carved jade, however, is reserved for women because it takes patience, which apparently is something women possess in greater quantity than men. For the sake of marital harmony, I will not make any comments on this.

Looking for Luke, March 28 (Part 2)

April 1st 2008
Or: We think there is a pattern here, but can’t quite put our finger on it (or, if you would like a more classical theme, On Shopping). After the Great Wall, we went on our scheduled tour of the government-owned cloisonné factory and lunch. Becky, Pam and I had already begun to suspect that there was some kind of arrangement between the tour company and the government. Our first bit of evid ... 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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