CHINA

Country Overview:

“Love the food, hate the government”

I arrived in China in May 2013 and left August 2020. I taught English for awhile, did my master’s of politics & foreign policy at Tsinghua University, worked for a year at China Today, and then two years at Xinhua News Agency. I spent most of my time in Beijing, but also traveled to Shanghai, Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, Shenzhen, Panjin, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Sanya, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.


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Zongzi

‘Zongzi’ - the traditional food of Dragon Boat Festival. Mixed fruit or meat with rice wrapped in some kind of leaves. I hate them, but most Chinese people love them. This big pot of them was on the counter of a 7/11.

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Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

Lunch was tofu and raw fish over rice. Happy Father’s Day too! Not sure if it’s celebrated in China, but as an American, shoutout today goes to my padre!

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