China Segment

And so it comes again, the beginning of a new Chinese lunar calendar. And with it, fresh gales from the North, as if Siberia itself was bearing down on us here in Shanghai. 春节, Spring Festival, is a misnomer in my opinion. Every year it’s unspeakably cold for this region, and though [...]

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Well after buying safely on past Valentine’s, my rose-buying experience was less than satisfactory this year. A red rose on Valentine’s usually costs around 10 RMB in this fair city, but in more well-to-do areas of town it can be 15 or so. (2 bucks a rose, ouch!)
So while doing some errands in [...]

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