During my 2016 visit to Beijing, I got as far as the subway exit nearest the Forbidden City and turned back. There were too many lines and too many people. Last week, I finally got to see inside those imposing red walls. Preparation for the 2023 visit was a 2-hour...
On the day I wanted to run away from the group assignment and visit the Art Museum in Shanghai, I conceded that I should render unto Caeser and go to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre; after all, I was a guest of the CIPCC, and a good guest does not...
On a sunny Saturday in Shanghai, we departed the hotel after lunch on 22 April for the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). According to the literature we were given, the first CPC National Congress site is typical of Shanghai...
In March, I visited China’s second-largest freshwater lake—Dongting Lake, in Yueyang, Hunan Province. Recently I saw another—Beijing Yeya Lake within the Beijing Yeyahu Wetlands. On 5 May, our group visited the National Forestry and Grassland/National Park...
Since I’ve been in the CIPCC programme, I’ve covered parts of the Two Sessions, several press briefings, including 2 that were off the record and not to be reported, witnessed a historic signing between China and Honduras and participated in about a dozen National...
A good way to spend last Saturday, 6 May, was a 2-hour session learning how to carve Chinese seals. This was another in a series of Cultural Experiences to expose us to Chinese heritage and culture. Our lecturer was Li Zhe, a master carver who has a studio in...
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