January 2012
27 posts
China is in my Head, or How China Today is like...
I’m beginning to see the effects that living in China is having on the way I think about things, how I see the world.
It’s certainly changed my understanding of the internet, and in a way that’s almost visceral. You can read all you want to about censorship and filtering, but until you experience if first hand, until the Great Firewall gets in the way of your natural information...
New Year’s observation: even rural Chinese are developing a taste for red wine, but they are doing so by mixing it with cola.
— Sara Marie Watson (@smwat) January 24, 2012
at first i thought these mini oranges were clementines, and then it dawned on me - they’re MANDARIN oranges! #chinajokes
— Sara Marie Watson (@smwat) January 15, 2012
today in Chongqing: I rode as one of 8 adults and 2 children packed into a 3-wheel taxi. #adventuresinchina
— Sara Marie Watson (@smwat) January 14, 2012
What is Chongqing famous for?
I came across this question on Quora and thought I’d take a stab.
Traditionally, Chongqing is famous (or infamous, depending on how you see it) for it’s three hots:
Hot Food. Chongqingren like their food spicy. And not just hot, but also numbing. If it it’s not mala (麻辣), it’s not spicy enough. Along with some shared dishes with Sichuanese cuisine, Chongqing is all about...
Foreigner
Someone asked me the other day what I’ve learned so far from living in China. The best I could come up with was not exactly a concrete lesson, but rather a feeling that is most discrete and unique to the experience for me: the feeling of foreignness.
I never expected to feel at home in Chongqing, living in a foreign place, in a city that despite it’s historic significance as an inland...
China Photo Albums →
I just added a permanent link in the navigation to my full photo albums from China. Just click PHOTOS above, or you can follow this link right here, too.
