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October 21st, 2005

Welcome to Shijiazhuang.

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

Hutongs in China: Doors to the Past

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...

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