There’s no number 1 bus. It’s usually here, waiting for more paying passengers so it can begin its route. It’s raining and I’m in a big crowd. We are all going the same way and there is no way we will fit. I forgot my umbrella, but it doesn’t matter. I squeeze in between two [...]
Shi San, 10, and Shi Ji Fu, 13, at the elementary school in Dehang. I’m convinced Chinese love the NBA more than American people. Seriously, since when has it been cool to watch the NBA? I played basketball with these little ones for a bit. They asked if I liked the Houston Rockets (Yao Ming’s [...]
I like to walk and see. That’s what I do. I don’t do tourist things. I just enjoy walking and seeing. In Dehang, I was mesmerized by the never-ending paths. I watched kids play and women wash clothes in the river. I’m a people watcher. I rounded one corner and suddenly felt I was standing [...]
Last weekend I went on a journey to Dehang, a small village in south west Hunan. After pounding the pavement in big city China for two months, it was a welcome change of pace. I avoided the village center, which is packed with the cheesy stuff that excites the hordes of Chinese tourists, and explored [...]
Huang Fu Cheng, 66 year old retired soldier, waters his crops on the bank of the Xiang Jiang River in Changsha on October 31, 2009. A drought in south-central China has left the Xiang Jiang river water levels at a record low. Huang must visit frequently to manually water his garden because of the lack [...]