On the Silk Road
Dreaming of following the Olympic Torch on the Silk Road
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China-Taiwan Intricacies!
The intricacy of the relationships between China and Taiwan shows its little head even in subjects like the road taken by the Olympic Torch Relay on its way to Beijing next year!
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Very Exotic Malaysia
In the few days we spent on the Malaysian island of Borneo, I have done some of the most exotic things I have done in my entire life. A few of them could be easily added to a top 10 list!
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Old Malay Houses on Langkawi Island
Old Malay houses at the Bonton resort in Langkawi Island, Malaysia. That special place, a small resort (12 rooms) is composed of old Malay houses, 120 to 150 years old, on stilts, made of nice tropical dark wood and nice carvings.
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Dehli? Oups, no… Singapore!
An unexpected day in Singapore, an island nation, at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, and the smallest country in Southeast Asia.
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Map of Marco Polo’s Travels
It seems that a number of people are looking for a map of Marco Polo's travels (as shown by my blog traffic data). So here is the best one I found.
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Private Room at Know How Restaurant
There is a nice little restaurant, close to where we live in Xiamen, called Know How.
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Books on China
I have been reading a few books about China.
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China in 1895
My husband received an issue of Puck, a New York magazine dated 1895 as a gift from my parents. And, surprisingly, the center spread was this illustration. The Chinese emperor, looking rather ill, is being served ultimatums (hard pills to swallow) from Britain, Russia, and Japan.
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