Temple Market
If I thought the Pearl Market in Beijing was crazy then the Hefei temple market is ludicrous. It is huge and has everything except clean bathrooms and enough space. Right in the heart of downtown Hefei is an old temple … Continued
A bit of Anhui culture
Over the past few weeks, a lot has happened. I’ve had lunch with the dean of my department, been to a folk performance showcase, meandered through an old temple converted to a market, ventured to a theme park with one … Continued
Hong Kong: A city unlike any other, part 2
… continued from part 1 Getting Lost and Movies We tried to make it to the light show they do at the water front each night, but we didn’t make it because we got lost. We got off the metro … Continued
Hong Kong: A city unlike any other, part 1
Since we were already in Hong Kong for the temple, we took advantage and saw some of the sights like the Peak and Tian Tan Buddha. Unfortunately, most pictures from HK were on the memory card that died on me. … Continued
Hong Kong Temple
After a couple of days in Guangzhou, we hopped on a train to Hong Kong. It’s only a short train ride and took us almost the same amount of time to get through immigration on both sides of the border. … Continued
Guangzhou, part 2
… continued from Guangzhou, part 1 Guangzhou Canton Tower New Guangdong Museum The next day we ventured back to the museum in the morning and waited out the line. The wait wasn’t too bad. The building is an extreme of … Continued
Guangzhou, part 1
The ultimate destination of my holiday vacation was the Hong Kong Temple, but that was not the only amazing thing about this trip. It started with a short flight to Guangzhou and the amazing Guangzhou Canton Tower. We, Aaron and … Continued
A little out of place
So, Hefei has a walking street just as any big city should. Last Saturday, Aaron and I met there for pizza at Pizza Hut and boy was it yummy. Anyway, this walking street is typical of any walking street with all … Continued
Sanhe, Ancient Chinese Secret, part 2
continued from Sanhe, Ancient Chinese Secret, part 1 We saw the temple from the tower, and, as we continued our adventure in Sanhe Ancient Town, we decided to find it. It was worth the little effort and would have been worth … Continued
Sanhe, Ancient Chinese Secret, part 1
Okay, it’s not really a secret but that’s what I thought every time I read something about the small town of Sanhe before visiting it on Monday during the Mid-Autumn Festival because every time I found something about it in … Continued