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What I’m reading
I'm currently reading Richard Burger's book Behind the Red Door: Sex in China
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It is a very interesting look at a subject that is rarely discussed with expats (or anyone else).
Tag Archives: Culture of China
In China, anything can come back to bite you
Yesterday’s review of “Reconsidering the Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries,” is important reading not only to better understand the terror and hysteria of the Mao years, but to understand the way in which the past effects the psyche of Chinese people … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged China, Chinese, Chinese people, Cultural Revolution, Culture of China, Mao, Mao Zedong, Red Guard
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The Good Samaritan in China
Those of us who grew up in Christian homes are all familiar with the parable of the Good Samaritan. Sadly we learned this week that the tale has a very different ending in China: A toddler was going down to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Life in China
Tagged China, Confucianism, Culture of China, Guangdong, Maoism, morality, Nanjing, Parable of the Good Samaritan, Religion, Taiwan
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Petty officials
A few months ago I wrote a post titled “There’s no bureaucracy like Chinese bureaucracy” that highlighted a few of the crazier experiences I’ve had with China’s love of hierarchy. Today though I wanted to look at one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese Culture & Language, Life in China
Tagged Asia, Beijing, China, corruption, Culture of China, Government, History of China, Police
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