Our trip ended in Canton, known for its duck and delicious teas and dim sum. Our Chinese friends, Liang and Sami, live here, in the city of Guangzhou. Our second to last day in China, they took us to Sami’s hometown: a small town in the countryside of Canton whose name I can’t remember. I
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Xiapu is a county known for its mud flats… …and its sea food. Soon after we arrived at our inn on the edge of the city, we walked down to the harbor, where the tide was just coming in. We hailed a captain and asked for a ride. He took us with a few other
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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,