My students, I want to introduce you Sarah, James, Jack, and Tra. They and people like them will be your competitors in the job market when you graduate. Sarah and James are both around 27 years old and live in Guangzhou, a megacity in the heart of China’s manufacturing heartland, …Read the Rest
Shangri La, China. July 2009 Shangri La is a town (and a county) in the northwest part of China’s Yunnan …Read the Rest
An Zhong, Yunnan Province, China June 30, 2009. Twenty five year old Mu Yun Zhan lives with his parents, his …Read the Rest
Shamian Island, Guangzhou. Thursday June 25, 2009. I took a walk today around Shamian Island, a picturesque and somewhat upmarket …Read the Rest
Guangzhou When I last visited China in January 2009, I was unable able to post entries to or read this …Read the Rest
During my visits to China, what has struck me most is the scale of the place. It’s big, its population …Read the Rest
October 2008 About a thousand people, by my estimate, were crowded into the cavernous waiting area on the Mainland China …Read the Rest
China, August 2008 As a native English speaker, I don’t think I have ever experienced complete linguistic isolation. Regardless of …Read the Rest
Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province. Saturday August 2, 2008 According to Mr. Jiang, my taxi driver, Dujiangyan was not the city worst …Read the Rest
Guangzhou, Thursday July 24, 2008 (Updated June 25, 2009) This is my first visit to the city of Guangzhou. Since …Read the Rest