The Many Cultures of China
China was fascinating in being both surprising and exactly what I expected all at the same time. The cities were just as big and smoggy and crowded with traffic as […]
Category Archives: China
Pagodas, Prayers, and Pointy Arches
It’s impossible to go through southern rural China without running into temples and shrines. While Mao may have taken down the temples in major cities throughout China during the Cultural […]
Halfway Lost in Translation
As you might expect, some of the English-language signage in China is delightfully odd. This “cautioni” sign caught our attention (and what’s that mean, pokey car doing to that poor […]
Fujian Flora & Fauna
I took an impromptu hike up a farmers’/tea growers’ trail near our tolou. It’s amazing how many paths you can find winding through the mountains; turn a corner on the road, and […]
Twin Challenges: Cycling and Service
Many of the freshman and sophomore SAS Interim Semester trips focus on service, and for this trip our boys were charged with teaching English to rural Chinese primary school students. […]
On Food & Farming, Drink & Decay
The Hakka people who built the tulous were farmers, and that occupation remains the focus of life for many people today. Terraced farms line the lower sections of many of […]
Visiting the Tulous
We visited more tulous during our stay in Fujian Province than I’d thought possible. Most are open to the public, so if you’re just walking around a village, you can […]
Arriving in Ta Xia
I’ve been in China! Last week, I spent five days in rural Fujian Province on an Interim Semester Trip, part of the curriculum at Singapore American School. In February, […]
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