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1966 Preface: The Gem

During Chinese Lunar New Year it’s customary to visit family and friends over the course of the holiday.  I met with many friends during this year’s holiday, but the visit that sticks out most in my mind is the one I had with Lao Zhang.  Lao Zhang is a man who wears many hats and [...]

Four Fingered Anthem

Construction and destruction. A barrage of jackhammers greets me as I walk through Beijing with no particular destination in mind. I pass the loud pounding cacophony of a construction site. I stop to watch for a while. Men with hardhats are standing on what I guess used to be the foundations of some old building. [...]