Gin & Jazz

Classic art deco facade of a bar in Chikan. A good example of the importing of Western tastes, both gin and jazz would've been popular back in Chikan's heyday in the early-mid 20th century.

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Going Back To My Roots

September 15th 2017
I have always wanted to to know more about my roots in China, so I vowed that the day I ever set foot in the country, that I would try and find out more about where I came from. I knew that I still had family in Guangdong province but knew little about exactly where and who they were until I visited my aunt in Kuala Lumpur a ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Jiangmen

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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