I am getting settled at Juneberry Farm in Ovid, NY, which is next to Romulus and not far from the more famous ancient destinations of Ithaca...

In an effort to be as responsible as possible, I have come  from  Guangzhou’s  Baiyun   International  Airport  (CAN) to Beijing’s (PEK) th...

It is Sunday, October 1st, China's National Day. This is the day in 1949 when Mao stood before throngs at Tian'anmen Square beginn...

I am "archiving" this blog by allowing the custom URL of www.waking-green-dragon.com to lapse so if you wish to find the content ...

This post appears on my new blog, called Poor Ricardo. I do not plan to cross-post again. Waking Green Dragon has petered out over the last ...

The following was sent to me by a friend in Changchun: GRE and SAT exams are big business in China. They even allow people to teach SAT wh...

As many of you know, I am trying to write an historical novel while in China and am thus restricted to a baffling lack of access to informat...