Monthly Archives: November 2008

Images of China

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Roger Walck

The main streets of Chinese cities are divided into a middle section for cars, side sections for bicycles and motor scooters, and broad pavements for pedestrians.  A good idea in theory, but this neat division is only a suggestion and … Continue reading →

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Images of China

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Roger Walck

Today we laugh at the stereotype of the Chinese shown in the old Charlie Chan movies.  Yet here is a translation on a stone beside a grassy area in a Xian Buddhist temple that is exactly how the traditional Charley … Continue reading →

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Images of China

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Roger Walck

Go to any tourist spot in China and you will be attacked by aggressive street vendors.  Climb the Great Wall early in the morning, and when you finally get to the highest tower, huffing and puffing, they will be there … Continue reading →

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Images of China

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Roger Walck

It is mid-morning in Guilin, a small city on the Li River whose fantastic steep mountains are depicted in ancient Chinese brush paintings.  The latitude is about that of Miami, and the mood is tropical. I am standing on a sunny, … Continue reading →

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Images of China

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Roger Walck

I am walking along a a small street beside our Beijing hotel in the smoggy gray-green early morning hours just after dawn, listening to an old Jean Shepherd program from the 1960s on my MP3 player.  The street leads to … Continue reading →

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Images of China

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Roger Walck

It is an October evening in Beijing, well past dark but the streets still crowded with rush hour traffic, and I am walking through a wide railroad underpass heading toward a Wal-Mart that I can see on the other side … Continue reading →

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