China

Adventures in CHINA Tai Shan Our most adventurous journey took us to Tai Shan (Tai Mountain) which is the most sacred of China’s mountains. We went by train from Tianjin with our friends David and Jessica. The train ride was a trip in itself. We boarded the train in the evening and settled in to […]

Adventures in CHINA The Great Wall Our first trip outside of Tianjin took us to the Great Wall at Huan Ya Guan. We went with our friends Mike and Laura with the help of our hired driver Mr. Wu. Our first stop was the city of Jixian where we visited the Dule Temple, home of

Adventures in CHINA Tianjin We managed to do some sightseeing while we were in Tianjin. We were living in the center of town at the Hyatt where the staff took VERY good care of us. We went out for long walks every weekend in order to give housekeeping a chance to clean our room as

Adventures in CHINA The Food We found the Chinese dining experience delightful. The most difficult aspect is navigating through the menu (this is where friends come in very handy!). After 3000 years of practice, the Chinese have found a way of making almost everything edible, and delicious.  We ate many new foods during our stay

Adventures in CHINA The People We made some very good friends in China. This is something that may be hard for Westerners to fathom. The importance of friends in China cannot be overstated!!! The Chinese people feel that friends are those who can be counted on – in other words – people who will let

We moved to Tianjin, China from Belize in August of 1998. What a Change!!! We left a COUNTRY of 250,000 people to a CITY of over 10 MILLION!!! We left clear air, pure water, and abundant wildlife in exchange for incredible air pollution, smelly water, and NO wildlife. We went to China at the request