Jottings from the Granite Studio

A Qing historian reads the newspaper…

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Morning Tea: Germany, Lincoln, The future of the CCP, and God’s own microwave

May 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Summer has arrived. I keep posting that and the next day it gets hotter. Yesterday, walking from the archives (west side of the Forbidden City) to an appointment on Jianguomennei Dajie was akin to hiking through an industrial dryer. The best part? It’s still only May. Welcome to Beijing: God’s own [...]

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Fear and Loathing in Cambodia

May 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Without question one of the best (living) gonzo travel writers around is Brett, who writes the Big Trouble in Little China blog. He has just returned from his May holiday in Southeast Asia and–as usual–he has stories to tell and photos to share.

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