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The Deal Maker

11 March 2010 | Comment
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The Discovery On a recent trip to HandanW, the former capital of the State of Zhao during China’s Warring StatesW period, I came face to face with the Deal Maker.  My friend Simon and I had decided to travel to Handan, a dusty city in Hebei with its glory days far in the past.  This is the city where [...]

Leading the Blind Part 2

7 January 2010 | 5 comments
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The clouds drifting in the sky also have dreams.  The longest road in life is the return home.  The infinite cloudless day, is like the passing of years.  I hink of a distand place, and remember your sweet smile. In the words of my grandmother, Louise Oppenheimer Levin, the opening lyrics of “Hope,” when translated into [...]

The Forgotten Gardener, the Avenue of Civilization, and the longest street in China

27 June 2009 | 2 comments
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Luther Burbank Luther Burbank most likely would never have been able to locate the city ofLangfangW on a map of China.  As a lifelong botanist and horticulturalist, Mr. Burbank spent a good deal of his time in the garden in his modest Californian home.  Asian explorer he was not.  Amongst other creations, Mr. Burbank is credited with developing more than “800 strains [...]

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