Jottings from the Granite Studio

I’m traveling to Beijing today for a couple of days. I’ll try to keep up to date when we get there. Until then, I’ll be practicing my gong fu trying to find a place for me and my luggage on a train packed with Chunjie’rs. (Anyone who has ridden the rails in China [...]

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Often when I go to the market to buy something, I find it useful to feign ignorance of the Chinese language. I find walking around as a deaf-mute relaxes people and causes them to say things (like the actual prices) in my presence that they probably wouldn’t say otherwise. Some of the things said can [...]

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