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JASMINE TEA and JIAOZI. Musings from the Middle Kingdom. These are books I have read that are either by western authors who know China and who have set their books in China or some ex-pat Chinese who now write in English, or they are books written by Chinese authors whose work has been translated into English. The section on fiction is not absolutely up-to-date; I have far more books than I have listed as yet, but I hope to catch up soon (although doing that would leave me less time for reading! 8211; a ...
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JASMINE TEA and JIAOZI. Musings from the Middle Kingdom. Newer posts →. M&S in BJ at last. November 2, 2015. Sorry if this post seems a bit parochial, but I am (along with other Brits who live in Beijing) thrilled to bits that at long last Marks and Sparks. Are opening a shop here. And about time too! Hong Kong has had at least one, possibly two, M&S’s for yonks; Shanghai has had an M&S since 2008, Wuhan. And lots of excellent restaurants, not to mention Costa Coffee, Starbucks etc. I’m not sure wh...
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Occupying Occupied Land | Historically Speaking...
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After the Bonus Army. Weekend Reading →. October 15, 2011 · 4:57 PM. Despite wide support, the occupation ran into trouble. The fuel, electricity, and telephone lines all broke over time. A fire broke out, destroying the warden house that many called home. And some drug addicts had moved to the island, giving it a bad image. Over the months, the population began to dwindle until government officials evicted the final fifteen activists. Tagged as Alcatraz Occupation. After the Bonus Army. A Peace of the B...
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Guanyin – China’s Goddess of Compassion and Mercy | JASMINE TEA & JIAOZI
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JASMINE TEA and JIAOZI. Musings from the Middle Kingdom. How Much is that Doggie on the Menu? Hao jiu bu jian! 好久不见 Long time no see! Guanyin – China’s Goddess of Compassion and Mercy. July 15, 2015. Many years ago when I visited Hong Kong for the first time I went on a sight-seeing tour and saw, for the first time, a huge statue of the Goddess. For some reason I got the impression that she was a local goddess specific to the fishermen of HK. How wrong I was. Subsequently I have discovered that. In India...
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After the Bonus Army | Historically Speaking...
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Occupying Occupied Land →. October 14, 2011 · 1:16 PM. After the Bonus Army. Tagged as Bonus Army. Occupying Occupied Land →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out.
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How Much is that Doggie on the Menu? | JASMINE TEA & JIAOZI
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JASMINE TEA and JIAOZI. Musings from the Middle Kingdom. The Year of the Shanghai Shark. Guanyin – China’s Goddess of Compassion and Mercy →. How Much is that Doggie on the Menu? June 26, 2015. I can’t count the number of times that people have asked me about the Chinese eating dog. It is often amongst the first things people want to know when asking about my life in China: ‘. Have you ever eaten dog? 8216; and the answer is emphatically NO. 8211; who would have thought! When millions of people were star...
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JASMINE TEA and JIAOZI. Musings from the Middle Kingdom. Recently moved to Beijing from London - its all new to me! Trying to learn Chinese, and what makes this city tick. Why the Chinese won’t be seen dead wearing Gucci. May 1, 2016. My children and I once spent a fascinating hour watching a Chinese chap in Malacca (Malaysia) constructing a fridge out of balsa wood and paper whilst his colleague put the finishing touches on a paper model of a car. These … Continue reading →. April 23, 2016. Long ago, wh...