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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: Inner Mongolia
Cultural Jealousy
Li Songjun [name altered] fondles his earring as he speaks, stopping to think every few words. We have been drinking coffee and tea for nearly three hours now, originally meeting for business with our respective jobs, but have now wandered far into … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged Asia, China, Chinese, Chinese culture, Chinese people, Han Chinese, hanggai, Inner Mongolia, Mongolia, Xinjiang
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China’s biggest environmental problem isn’t the air
Over the last year we’ve discussed the problem of air pollution nearly a dozen times, and while this is a pressing issue that effects hundreds of millions of people, there is a bigger environmental challenge facing China - water pollution. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Life in China, Rural Life
Tagged Air pollution, China, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, People's Daily, poverty, rainfall, Warriors of Qiugang, Yunnan
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The Subject - An excerpt from Yaxue’s latest work
Today we have a sample from one of Yaxue’s excellent short stories that reflect on her childhood, and what it was like growing up in Northern China during Mao’s reign. It explores Revolutionary Education as well as the “Learn from … Continue reading
Posted in Rural Life, Weekend Section
Tagged China, Education, Educators, Inner Mongolia, Lei Feng, Short story, Student
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