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Hua Shan
We went to Hua Shan (Flower Mountain) day before yesterday, and climbed partway up one of the peaks. Hua Shan is a mountain near Xi’an, that makes me finally understand all those Chinese brush paintings with trees growing from sheer cliffs on craggy mountains. I’d never seen trees growing from small crevices in sheer walls [...]
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Safe in Shanghai; terra cotta soldiers
Well, Typoon Wipha missed Shanghai, thank goodness. We landed here safely yesterday afternoon, after a half-day spent with the Terra Cotta Soldiers in Xi’an, the ancient capital of China. The terra cotta soldiers are amazing, both in antiquity and sheer volume. They are part of the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of [...]
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Typhoon
We’re scheduled to fly into Shanghai tomorrow, after seeing the Terra Cotta Soldiers, but I’m guessing there is about a 50% chance that our flight will be canceled. Typhoon Wipha, which is expected to be the worst hurricane to hit China in over 50 year, is due to hit Shanghai tomorrow, probably around the time [...]
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Got some web pages up
We’re now in Xi’an, the ancient capital of China, where we are staying in the five-star Hotel Sofitel. Not only do they have Internet in the rooms, I can actually access my Website! So I have been doing some hasty website editing and have a few pages up for your perusal. I’m nowhere near being [...]
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Updated my website