“The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma.” ― Judith Lewis Herman Not only is Nanjing famous as one of the four ancient capitals of China, in modern times it was infamous as a masscre site. I took the opportunity… Read More Healing Wounds, Honouring the Past
Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals of China and was my last stay in the Middle Kingdom before returning home to Australia. I was beginning to get tired and so, looked for that calm centre, not only within but also without, a traditional Chinese garden. By this stage, I had mastered the Metro,… Read More In a Nanjing Garden
This stone Buddha, hewn from thesurrounding mountain, is the tallest stone Buddha in the world It took over seventy years or the span of three generations (between the year 713 to 803 BCE) to construct him. He stands 71 metres tall. Impressive is a feeble word to describe this wonder. I joined other awestruck tourists… Read More The One Thousand Year-Old Buddha of LeShan
During my three week and a half journey through China,I was not able to connect with most of the internet sites which are a familiar part of my day. ABC news, Facebook and Google were unavailable. I thought I was prepared for this possibility as I had bought a SIM card in Australia which would… Read More The Upside of Disconnection
What is it about these creatures that draws millions of people from around the world to visit them in the Giant Panda Breeding Research Centre in Chengdu? Is it their intelligence? Well, they’re known to be attracted to train tunnels…in search of succulent bamboo. Is it their energetic antics? The adults can sleep for up… Read More Panda Power! The Pull of those Black and White Bears
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” – Buddha . The workmanship of these warriors is exquisite. All have unique facial expressions and are stamped with the symbol of their craftsmen creators. Over 700,000 artisans worked relentlessly over 40 years to create an army… Read More Warrior Slaves of the Qin Emperor
I flew to Xi’an from Xiamen, a flight which left that beautiful little coastal city and travelled over sharp mountain peaks which were the most verdant I had ever seen. When I arrived in Xi’an, one of the biggest adjustments I had to make was coping with the size of this ancient capital of China.… Read More Xi’an; Ancient Capital on the Silk Road
It wasn’t until we landed and the plane continued to rock from side to side that I realised this was no ordinary landing. A couple of days later, in Xiamen I learnt that there had been a tropical storm on the day I landed. So I hadn’t exaggerated the extent of the turbulence on our… Read More Back to Earth in Quanzhou
Xiamen was the second city I visited on my recent China trip, but in most ways it was the first. I first flew to Quanzhou and arrived in a tropical storm, the plane rocking side to side even after we landed. In Quanzhou, after checking in at my hotel, I thought ” What have I… Read More Xiamen, cosmopolitan city on China’s coast
“The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton It’s come to this…finally! After booking my ticket almost a year ago,this afternoon I commence my 26 hour journey to China. Three hours by bus to Sydney, 9 hours by plane to Singapore, a 5 hour stopover with hopefully… Read More That Moment of Take Off
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