Women are always right in China

These lions always guard the entrances of buildings in China. the male, seen here with our Alpha males, hold the globe and represent protection. The female is holding a cub, representing fertility. The female is always on the right, so the Chinese say "women are always right in China".

Lost in Beijing

June 30th 2009
Nora and Mike and I stayed on to shop in the "Fleece" Market, as Andrew called it with instructions on how to take a cab back to the Hilton. The first cabbie stopped, looked that the hotel business card funny, but responded when Mike showed him the hotel key. Unfortunately, he must have been new because he took us in the opposite direction to the older Hilton. The cab ride we thought would tak ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City

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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