The Lowdown on Shijiazhuang, China. October 21st, 2005
The first thing I notice when I arrive back in my Chinese 'hometown': It's hard to breathe here. The dirt, dry air, and heat hit full force like a train somewhere in between the Gobi Desert and the sun.
Shijiazhuang is a small town in China. Some would even say 'village'...
August 1st, 2005
Shijiazhuang, Before You Go, Culture, General Info, Getting Around, Living Abroad
When I think of city life in China, a popular movie scene comes to mind. It is the scene in the famous Harry Potter films during which Harry and his friends board the train to Hogwarts by passing through the two numbered platform stations. To do this, they had to run and collide into the wall...
May 29th, 2005
Although I do not fully understand the ins and outs of Buddhism, this soft temple is a place I frequent several times a year. The guidebooks do not mention it, just as the guidebooks do not mention Shijiazhuang, this ?town? of several million people...
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