After church on Sunday, we found our way to the Nanjing Massacre Memorial – an extremely sobering museum and memorial to a tragedy often overlooked. If you don’t know, at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the … Continued
This past weekend I partook of a grand smorgasbord of tasty American eats and rich Chinese history. Living so close to Nanjing, I’m surprised it took me this long to get there especially when it has so much to offer. … Continued
A couple of Saturdays ago I joined one of my classes on a trip to an amusement park a couple of hours from Hefei in the city of Wuhu. They were so excited to spend time with me and said … Continued
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
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
… 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
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
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
… 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
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