Shenzhen
As the same song keeps playing over and over and the volume in the room increases at a level proportional to the beer consumption. It is about this time that the well-oiled men around the room remember there is a foreigner in their mix. One by one they come by to boast about their hometowns and want to have a glass of beer with the laiwei. The first couple we fun but then I realize that everyone has begun to ignore the wedding couple and want to stare at me instead. I wanted to more beer and no more of these, now non-shy, guys. Welcome back to China 6'5" Minnesota guy!
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 
