My Chinese class just finished reading an essay about emperor Kangxi, one of China’s greatest emperors.  Somehow in our discussion,...

On my last trip to the Great Wall, about five minutes after I arrived at the top of the wall, a kid (maybe about 12) mustered up the...

This past weekend was a 3-day holiday in China, for the traditional Tomb Sweeping holiday.  I decided to do something that I would find...

中秋节快乐！  zhōng qiū jié kuài lè !  Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! A few weeks ago (September 27), we celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival, one of...

On Saturday, I went on a group hike to a section of the un-restored Great Wall.  This section is far off the tourist path and some work...

Sunday I took a quick trip to the Temple of Heaven with some church friends who were passing through Beijing.  The Temple of Heaven is...

If this blog is any indication, I go to the Great Wall a lot.  I promise this isn’t normal.  We just had more visitors.  When you have...

Today I took advantage of the “golden season” weather (temperatures in the mid-60s, clear, with blue skies) and visited a site I’ve long...