MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th
PEOPLE WALK, PEOPLE FLY, PEOPLE SING, PEOPLE SIGH, PEOPLE LOSE, PEOPLE DIE. HURT PEOPLE CRY… Mass exodus! We hire bikes … Continue reading MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23rd
Commotion. Again awakened early by shouting, banging doors, dreadful coughing and spitting sounds, the bus station…the picture becomes obvious. Down … Continue reading SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23rd
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd – CHENGDU
After being woken at 6:30, then again at 7:30 by various commotions in the hallway, we went and had some … Continue reading SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd – CHENGDU
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st
We pull into Chengdu North Station at 7.30pm, three hours late. It takes a bit of searching to find the … Continue reading FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th
Yesterday, at Lanzhou Railway Station, we met a young man called Ma Gui Xiang, who told us that he could … Continue reading THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19th – THE LANZHOU LEGEND HOTEL, OASIS BAR, 3:15PM
Membership of the WASP Club has its privileges. While the rank and file endure a chilly Lanzhou afternoon, we sit … Continue reading MONDAY, OCTOBER 19th – THE LANZHOU LEGEND HOTEL, OASIS BAR, 3:15PM
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17th – RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER
In his book, Riding the Iron Rooster, his account of travelling through China by train in the mid-1980s, the American … Continue reading MONDAY, OCTOBER 17th – RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16th – HOLIDAY INN, ÜRÜMQI, 9:30AM
Author’s Note: The following text takes up the story a few days after we left Ürümqi and headed for Turpan. … Continue reading SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16th – HOLIDAY INN, ÜRÜMQI, 9:30AM
Thursday, October 13th – SNOW AND DUST
The howling, banshee wailing of the wind during the night has left a calling card. We awake to a city … Continue reading Thursday, October 13th – SNOW AND DUST
Wednesday, October 12th
EXTRACT FROM “WILD SWANS” BY JUNG CHANG “…I TRIED TO THINK WHAT [MAO’S] ‘PHILOSOPHY’ REALLY WAS. IT SEEMED TO ME … Continue reading Wednesday, October 12th
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