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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Salmon ‘fishing’ on the Great Wall of China
One section of the Great Wall of China runs along the peaks of the Yanshan mountains to the north of Beijing. In one of the ravines running down the southern side of the mountains, immediately below the wall, there is … Continue reading
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Tagged farmed salmon, fish farming, fish supper', Golden Carp, Great Wall of China, grilled fish, salmon farming
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Bodysnatchers in China
In Scotland during the early 1800s, there was a problem with ‘Bodysnatchers‘ or, as they were also called, ‘Resurrection Men’. These people would remove recently buried corpses from graves by night, and sell them to surgeons at the medical schools … Continue reading
The changing role of women published on Chinausfocus.com
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfullness in Mutianyu
A few weekends ago the DH and I, together with other friends, had a weekend away at a place called Mutianyu. Mutianyu is a village which nestles in a ravine on the southern slopes of the Yanshan Mountains, some 70 … Continue reading
What am I missing?
After a long summer away from China – it feels like a life-time but was a scant three months – I am back in the polluted air of Beijing and picking up the strands of daily living. I have to … Continue reading
