I don’t know exactly what it was that made me fall in love with Wuyuan County, but I think it was the homey, old world atmosphere; the clear air, unpolluted by city smog; the friendly people. We arrived in the city of Wuyuan after dark and, following our friend Liang’s advice, sought out a hostel.
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If there is one word I would use to describe China, that word is mystery. The following article, written originally for Mennonite World Review, explores some of that mystery. The photo above was taken by Chad on our trip. You can find more of his photography at Nervous Light Photography on Instagram. *** I recently visited
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No, Boston wasn’t actually the next stop on our China tour. I have more memories of our trip to record and more of Chad’s beautiful photos to share and will continue that saga next week. This is just a news flash, a short interruption to tell you all that I will be moving to Boston,
We took a slow sleeper train to Shanghai instead of one of the lightning fast bullet trains we usually preferred during our China travels. Our sleeper carried us fifteen hours across the country through an evening, a restless night, and an early morning. In the evening, I sat on a small foldout seat across from
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In 1974, Chinese farmers in the area of Xi’an were digging a well when one of them unearthed a clay body. Villagers at first believed it to be the Pottery God—but turns out the statue was only one of an estimated 8,000 terra-cotta soldiers, buried in battle formation and charged with the task of guarding
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