by Suelin | Apr 19, 2023 | china 2023
Beijing International Flower Port in Shunyi District, Beijing, is an agricultural complex using smart technology. There is a large public park with flowers, sculptures and a long water feature (similar to the long pool at Silversands). Within the park is what I call...
by Suelin | Apr 19, 2023 | china 2023
On Wednesday, 12 April, we visited the National Base for International Cultural Trade in Shunyi District, northeast of Beijing Municipality. Within the Base is the Beijing Leshi Cultural Relics Restoration Centre, China’s largest hospital, to restore cultural relics...
by Suelin | Apr 19, 2023 | china 2023
On Wednesday, 12 April, I visited Niulanshan Distillery, which greatly reminded me of River Antoine distillery — in concept, using traditional methods — and in the taste of the liquor sample, which was a close second to Grenada’s purest and oldest white rum, Rivers....
by Suelin | Apr 19, 2023 | china 2023
On Monday, 17 April our Caribbean group of journalists visited the Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM). Hours later, we left with a better appreciation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), relaxed and reinvigorated after sessions of...
by Suelin | Apr 14, 2023 | china 2023
Typical snacks when I am in Grenada range from tamarind balls and guava cheese to cheese straws, channa and khurma. When I’m healthy snacking, it’s popcorn and a mix of fruit, raw carrots, celery, pumpkin and christophene. The latter does not happen as often as it...