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China 2001 - Part Three: Kashgar

Kashgar, Friday, September 7 I spent most of the day traveling. First, I took a three and a half hour flight from Beijing to Urumqi. That's about the same distance as flying from New York t...

China 2001 - Part Two: Beidaihe

Beidaihe, Tuesday, September 4 I woke at 4:00 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep, so I watched an Italian game show on TV - pretty sad. After breakfast I walked over to the station and qui...

China 2001 - Part One: Beijing & Tianjin

Beijing, Saturday, September 1 I arrived in Beijing at about 2 in the afternoon. As this was my second visit, I felt a certain comfortable familiarity as I went about my business in the airport...

China 1998 - Part Three: Xian & Beijing

Xian I love steamed buns and was always on the lookout for vendors that looked hygienic. The place I found in Xian looked great and they had four different kinds, each with a different filling. ...

China 1998 - Part Two: Shanghai & Suzhou

Shanghai I was standing in a small, muddy lane in a busy market in the old part of Shanghai. One of the vendors had a net bag full of toads. They were jumping around trying unsuccessfully to get...