Walking the paths of the Purple Mountain

Whey Shenma Bo...

---

September 27th 2009
Whey Shen Ma Bo?! Why not?! That’s the trick with China. Why not?! The attitude is to not have any shame. Ever. Last weekend we traveled outside of our safety zone… Every Friday afternoon a whole fleet of busses arrive to the school and park on the school grounds, lined up like bicycles in a bike shop - 2,500 kids leave campus all at once and are shipped back to their respective home ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Nanjing

---

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