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Source: Wall Street Journal2017-05-17T03:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2017/02/25/thinking-of-language-%e8%af%ad%e8%a8%80%e4%b9%8b%e6%83%b3/2017-05-23T21:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2017/02/10/travel-with-purpose-verge-magazine/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/leshan-jordaninchina-com.jpgleshan-jordaninchina-com2017-02-11T00:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2017/02/03/scenes-from-ningxia-%e5%ae%81%e5%a4%8f%e5%9b%9e%e5%bf%86/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/scenes-of-ningxia-jordaninchina.jpgscenes-of-ningxia-jordaninchina2017-02-03T09:14:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2017/01/30/calling-on-relatives-%e4%b8%b2%e9%97%a8%e5%84%bf/2017-01-31T09:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/about/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/beijing-and-great-wall-pics-107.jpgBeijing and Great Wall Pics 1072017-05-31T22:25:58+00:00weekly0.6https://jordaninchina.com/2017/01/22/the-little-new-year-%e5%b0%8f%e5%b9%b4%e5%bf%ab%e4%b9%90/2017-01-22T12:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/07/05/ten-things-from-chinese-internet/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gaofushuai.jpgGaoFuShuaiWe're so tall and rich that we put our wads of cash on the top shelf. Did I mention that we're so good looking we can trick short people into climbing over one another to fetch our money from those shelves?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grass-mud-horse-and-river-crab.jpgGrass Mud Horse and River CrabHere the Cai Ni Ma is being confronted his arch-nemisis, the river crab (in Chinese Hexie, which sounds like "Harmonious" in Madarin. Yes, another homophone.)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grassmudhorsepair.jpgGrassMudHorsePairLet's upload some social commentary on Xi Jing Ping.... Ok, then let's talk about the Diaoyu Island... Oh, good, after that let's take pictures of our muddy butts and post them on Wei bo. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/aiweiweicainima.jpgAiWeiWeiCaiNiMaIs that an Alpaca between your legs or are you just happy to be out of prison?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/250-idio.jpg250 idio2017-01-13T13:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2016/12/23/winter-solstice-%e5%86%ac%e8%87%b3/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_68041.jpgimg_6804I swear I didn't knock it over. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_68611.jpgimg_6861It almost looks like it should be a Christmas Tree.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6892.jpgimg_6892https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6889.jpgimg_6889Don't matter how ya say it - DRINK!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6888.jpgimg_6888https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_6880.jpgimg_68802017-02-17T06:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2016/12/21/wedding-photos-%e5%a9%9a%e7%ba%b1%e7%85%a7/2017-02-19T13:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2016/12/06/chinese-parents-%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e7%88%b6%e6%af%8d/2016-12-19T10:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2016/10/02/hiding-shoes-a-chinese-wedding-%e5%a9%9a%e7%a4%bc/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Lulu's Mom and Dad - my Xiao Yi and Xiao Yi Fuhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-1.jpgphoto 1https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5828.jpgIMG_5828https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5806.jpgIMG_5806The Happy Couplehttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5789.jpgIMG_5789Ni Ji trying to convince the ladies to let him in. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5787.jpgIMG_5787Thinking...Thinking...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_5782.jpgIMG_5782Welcome to the family. Just so you know, dinner is at five every night, and, um, well, I'm retired so I'll be sneaking over to your house as often as possible. 2016-10-23T06:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2016/10/15/meeting-the-family-%e4%bc%9a%e4%ba%b2%e5%ae%b6/2017-01-10T00:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2016/09/18/china-hand-%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e9%80%9a%ef%bc%9f/2016-09-18T12:55:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2015/08/04/planes-trains-and-buses/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5018.jpgIMG_5018https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4990.jpgIMG_4990https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4987.jpgIMG_4987Uh....yum?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4986.jpgIMG_4986Best seat on the train, baby. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4960.jpgIMG_4960https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4956.jpgIMG_4956Scene at more than 4200 meters high. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4941.jpgIMG_4941https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4926.jpgIMG_4926We drove out to a place called Xinduqiao, two hours west of Kang Ding for a night. The driver we snagged on the road in Kang Ding brought us to his house for a short visit on the way there. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4924.jpgIMG_4924Most Tibetans will have at least one room like this. It's expensive to put so much attention into the art work, but beautiful. Felt like walking into a temple.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4898.jpgIMG_48982015-08-04T07:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2015/08/03/home-again/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5036.jpgIMG_5036https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_5025.jpgIMG_5025https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4700.jpgIMG_4700https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4697.jpgIMG_4697Just because.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4693.jpgIMG_4693You know you're in the South when you're shooting guns before 10 am. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4688.jpgIMG_4688https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4685.jpgIMG_4685https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4683.jpgIMG_4683https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4681.jpgIMG_4681https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4679.jpgIMG_46792015-08-04T01:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2015/03/01/this-year-will-get-your-goat/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-47.jpgphoto 4(7)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-21.jpgphoto 2(1)Right outside my window this year. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-18.jpgphoto 1(8)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-12.jpgphoto 1(2)2015-03-01T06:47:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2015/01/18/in-laws-with-chinese-characteristic/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0886.jpgIMG_0886https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-22.jpgphoto 2(2)The most recent meal, sans shrimp...but plenty of nearly boneless fish. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-11.jpgphoto 1(1)Cooking away in her PJs2015-01-18T13:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2015/01/09/free-write/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo39.jpgphoto(39)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-21.jpgphoto 2(1)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nangjing-hangzhou-beijing-legos-348.jpgNangjing, Hangzhou, Beijing Legos 3482015-01-09T22:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2015/01/04/some-wandering/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/beach3.jpgbeach3https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bed1.jpgbed1https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/beach2.jpgbeach2https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-2014-181.jpgFrance 2014 181https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-2014-167.jpgFrance 2014 167https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-2014-063.jpgFrance 2014 063https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-2014-198.jpgFrance 2014 198https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-2014-2481.jpgFrance 2014 248https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-2014-2411.jpgFrance 2014 241https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-2014-163.jpgFrance 2014 163At night they break from their stone prison and fly around Paris protecting people....I may be thinking of a different kind of Gargoyle...2015-01-04T03:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/11/30/pulse-check/2014-11-30T13:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/07/24/last-school-trip-of-the-year/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo80.jpgphoto(80)Maybe the "Customer" called this number. You can find these all over the streets. They're exactly what you think they are. The sidewalk equivalent of that bathroom stall, "For a good time, call..." note. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo78.jpgphoto(78)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo71.jpgphoto(71)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo58.jpgphoto(58)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo57.jpgphoto(57)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo62.jpgphoto(62)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo67.jpgphoto(67)This is what it feels like for me to be in Beijing...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo66.jpgphoto(66)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo65.jpgphoto(65)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo82.jpgphoto(82)2014-07-23T16:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/06/19/last-day-of-school/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/always-yearbooks.jpgAlways Yearbookshttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/last-day-mischief.jpgLast Day, Mischiefhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/laughing-on-the-last-day.jpgLaughing on the last day!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/yearbooks-on-the-field.jpgYearbooks on the Field2014-06-19T14:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/06/06/a-city-soundtrack/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/great-walltonoelleslastday-2091.jpgGreat WallToNoelle'sLastDay 209https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-bund.jpgThe BundThe Bundhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo39.jpgphoto(39)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo1.jpgphoto(1)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lights-of-shanghai.jpgLights of Shanghaihttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/great-walltonoelleslastday-329.jpgGreat WallToNoelle'sLastDay 3292014-06-07T19:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/06/04/secret-statues/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo51.jpgphoto(51)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo50.jpgphoto(50)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo49.jpgphoto(49)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo48.jpgphoto(48)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo42.jpgphoto(42)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo43.jpgphoto(43)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo44.jpgphoto(44)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo46.jpgphoto(46)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo47.jpgphoto(47)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo41.jpgphoto(41)2016-12-16T07:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/05/28/the-kids-are-all-right/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-460.jpgNingxia 2014 460https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-457.jpgNingxia 2014 457https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-440.jpgNingxia 2014 440https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-451.jpgNingxia 2014 451https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-445.jpgNingxia 2014 445https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-444.jpgNingxia 2014 444https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-437.jpgNingxia 2014 437https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-427.jpgNingxia 2014 427This is an experience that none of us will ever forget. Such an amazing adventure. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-422.jpgNingxia 2014 422https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ningxia-2014-410.jpgNingxia 2014 4102016-12-16T07:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/03/18/to-ningxia-for-spring-break/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ningxia-map.pngningxia mapThe last time I was in Ningxia was when Xiao Ming and I were on the train to Lhasa. Credit: wikipediahttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ningxia-cities.pngNingxia citiesWe'll be outside of Yinchuan. That's number 1 on the map. Credit: wikipedia2016-12-16T07:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/03/16/the-wolfs-dilemma/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3.jpg__(3)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/5.jpg__(5)Cruising...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/straight-on-3-16-blog.jpgstraight on 3 16 blogFreedom, baby, the open road, the big wide open, the great beyond...oh, crap, I'm out of gas and need a job. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/storm-clouds-for-3-16-blog.jpgStorm Clouds for 3 16 blogYeah, we're going with old nature photos I took years ago for this blog. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stopping-time-3-16-blog.jpgStopping time 3 16 blogTime to get moving...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/staring-at-the-sun-3-16-blog.jpgStaring at the sun 3 16 blog"The wild"...or a park in Perry Township..2014-03-16T14:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/02/23/takers-and-leavers/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5f3b8-homepage.jpg5f3b8-homepage2025-02-09T10:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/03/13/words-of-the-day/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/languagechalkboardryanclifford-me.jpglanguagechalkboardryanclifford.mehttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/language-quote.pnglanguage quoteYeah...I'm awesome... Credit: https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/language-chinese-pic.jpglanguage chinese picUm...It's either an unemployment sign or a Rorschach test. credit: 2014-03-13T11:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/03/06/learn-from-lei-feng-day/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lei-feng-3.jpglei feng 3Credit: https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lei-feng-david.jpglei feng davidDavid with his wife and students. Credit: chinatoday.comhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/leifeng-2.jpgleifeng 2That is a hat to be reckoned with, make no mistake. Credit: wikipediahttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/leifeng.jpgleifengCredit: calebmaupin.blogspot.com2014-03-07T17:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/03/02/extinction-level-event/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/branded-baby.jpgbranded-babyCredit: ecochildsplay.comhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aaaaaashopping.jpgAAAAAAshoppingCut me in line and you die. Credit: kingscorner.wordpress.comhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/movies-jingle-all-the-way.jpgmovies-jingle-all-the-wayhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo38.jpgphoto(38)The Brain Trusthttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1646.jpgIMG_1646https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1647.jpgIMG_1647https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1648.jpgIMG_1648https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1655.jpgIMG_1655The air around the place is thick with oil and gas. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1656.jpgIMG_1656It's a massive area that's tucked away between the two bays. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1657.jpgIMG_1657The factories 2014-03-02T11:42:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/03/01/international-schools-vs-traditional-public-schools/2014-02-28T23:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/02/15/love-lanterns-and-lechery/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo34.jpgphoto(34)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo35.jpgphoto(35)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo36.jpgphoto(36)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo37.jpgphoto(37)2014-02-15T15:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/02/13/south-to-cambodia/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo33.jpgphoto(33)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1540.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1540https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1535.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1535https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1524.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1524https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1507.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1507https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1492.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1492https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1474.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1474https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1460.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1460https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1429.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 1429https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harbin-and-camboda-2014-1434.jpgHarbin and Camboda 2014 14342014-02-14T02:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/02/12/north-to-harbin/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo29.jpgphoto(29)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo28.jpgphoto(28)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo27.jpgphoto(27)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo26.jpgphoto(26)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo25.jpgphoto(25)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo24.jpgphoto(24)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo21.jpgphoto(21)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo20.jpgphoto(20)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo19.jpgphoto(19)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo17.jpgphoto(17)2014-02-12T12:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/07/19/women-wives-and-wandering-willys/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bmwhotgirl.jpgbmwhotgirlHe bought this for me because he admires my gumption ...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/woju-image.jpgWoju ImageTwo main characters from the show Woju. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/beijingmeetsseattle.jpgbeijingmeetsseattleDespite his salt and pepper thing he's got going on, they both look 12 on this cover...Beijing Meets Seattlehttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chinesewedding-second-wife.jpgChinesewedding-second wifeThis guy will get a Xiao San in five years when he looks back and sees what his bride made him wear...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rmbhouse.jpgRMBhouseIs it worth it...?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/xumaiyong.jpgXumaiyong...I may have had sexual relations with (those) women...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/starbucks.jpgstarbucksNot enough girls...let's jam.2014-01-20T05:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/01/19/chunyun-chinese-for-the-annual-suicidal-dash-back-home/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1.jpg__ 1Credit: baiduhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/3.jpg__ 3High Ho, High Ho...Yeah, I know, one short. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2.jpg__ 2Some guy took a shot of this as two trains were passing each other. Can't really beat the truth. Credit: baiduhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chunyun6-peeing-baidu.jpgchunyun6 peeing baiduYup...It was either this or lose her spot looking for the bathroom. Credit: baiduhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chunyun3-fashionbop.jpgchunyun3 fashionbopHer brother is already in the luggage compartment. Just stick her in the toilet! Credit: www.fashion-bop.comhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chunyun2thechinawatch.jpgchunyun2thechinawatchHe's little! Just stuff him into the overhead luggage compartment!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chunyun1.jpgchunyun1Insert obligatory Waldo comment here. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chunyun-5-news-cn.jpgchunyun 5 news.cnI'm missing Xi Yang Yang Hui Tai Lang for this Sh#t? https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chunyun-4-baidu.jpgchunyun 4 baidu"Yo, foreign devil, I hear you're lookin' for one of these...How much is in your wallet?" Credit: Baidu2014-01-20T00:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/01/12/taking-it-to-the-limit-or-something-like-that/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo7.jpgphoto(7)Oh, and I got a new tattoo while visiting America recently. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/polyp_cartoon_murdoch_censorship_china.jpgpolyp_cartoon_Murdoch_Censorship_ChinaYou don't know enough to know this is bad, so I'm just gonna do you a solid and take away those silly new thoughts this might give you...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aaaa-invalid-search-censorship.jpgAAAA Invalid search CensorshipApparently it's not okay to look up "Xi Jingping in a tutu singing Madonna while drinking Baijiu." https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aaaacensorship-big-tank.jpgAAAACensorship Big TankTalk to your parents; we've done this once before and it didn't end well for the people outside of this tank.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aaaacensorship-red-label.jpgAAAACensorship Red Label2014-01-12T14:04:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/08/10/dalian-china/2014-01-07T02:16:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/08/10/lists/2022-12-28T22:27:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/08/17/chopsticks/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chpstck2.jpgchpstck2https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chopsticks3a1.gifchopsticks3ahttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chopsticks3a.gifchopsticks3a2014-01-07T02:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/09/16/livin-la-visa-loca/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1stcab.jpg1stCabhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-007.jpgTeaching in China Pic 007https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-006.jpgTeaching in China Pic 006https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sidewayscity-e1316152235453.jpgsidewayscityhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/enteringcity1.jpgenteringcityhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/enteringcity.jpgenteringcityhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ltunnel1.jpgLTunnel1https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jordan-in-apt.jpgJordan In Apt2014-01-07T02:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/09/19/adjusting-to-the-new/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dalian.jpgDalianhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/057.jpg057View into dining area/kitchenhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/0561.jpg056livingroom!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/056.jpg056Our living room - love the hard wood!2014-01-07T02:10:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/09/23/frosties-theyre-grrreat/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-021.jpgTeaching in China Pic 021https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-018.jpgTeaching in China Pic 018At night a lot of shops and stores are lit up like this along a few streets. Reminds me of Vegas.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-011.jpgTeaching in China Pic 011This is a pic of my first Chinese purchase. Candy. The pieces look like little pink dough balls with jelly-like goo in the middle. Quite good, actually.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-022.jpgTeaching in China Pic 022You got it: Milk. Here it's sold in little bags that are kept in boxes--warm, not cold!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-023.jpgTeaching in China Pic 023Can you guess what this is?2014-01-07T02:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/09/29/even-chinese-kids-have-germs/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-059.jpgTeaching in China Pic 059One last look at our city on the way down...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-060.jpgTeaching in China Pic 060Hanging outhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-055.jpgTeaching in China Pic 055"It's weird to be so close to the ocean and not be on vacation." ~ Noellehttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-046.jpgTeaching in China Pic 046https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-036.jpgTeaching in China Pic 036I have no stinkin' idea what that winged horse statue thing is, but I'm going to hike over there soon and find out. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-049.jpgTeaching in China Pic 049You can see another corner of the city here, too...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-032-e1317305056690.jpgTeaching in China Pic 032https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-033.jpgTeaching in China Pic 033https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-035.jpgTeaching in China Pic 035https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/teaching-in-china-pic-031.jpgTeaching in China Pic 031This isn't an ancient Buddhist bell or anything, but it was along the way up to the UFO.2025-02-04T12:57:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/10/08/dalian-forest-zoo/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-354.jpgCameraFullLoad 354The entrance to the east side of the Zoo. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-439.jpgCameraFullLoad 439https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-438.jpgCameraFullLoad 438https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-436.jpgCameraFullLoad 436https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-432.jpgCameraFullLoad 432https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-429.jpgCameraFullLoad 429Chimpanzee! https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-427.jpgCameraFullLoad 427https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-426.jpgCameraFullLoad 426The "raccoon monkeys" as Noelle called them. Hahahttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-423.jpgCameraFullLoad 423This one is a bit better. Sometimes the Chinese to English translation isn't as smooth as it should be. You see shirts and signs like these all the time here.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/camerafullload-422.jpgCameraFullLoad 422Yeah, try an figure out what they're saying here...2014-01-07T02:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/10/20/beijing-and-the-great-wall-pt-1-checking-in/2014-01-07T02:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/11/22/blog-interrupted/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/halloweenjayland.jpghalloweenjaylandThe Cast of the New Wonka Movie: The Western Staff at the Halloween Party. 2014-01-07T02:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/11/29/beijing-and-the-great-wall-part-2-better-late-than-never/2014-01-07T01:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2011/12/13/banking-business-cards-and-babies/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dscn1466.jpgDSCN1466More Chinglish: A blanket Noelle bought with puppies on it. I'm just curious about the contraction "into'a"....what is it contracting?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/firestoheaven.jpgfirestoheavenI'm sure I don't fully understand this, but I've been told that this is a common practice. They are burning paper money so that their ancestors or deceased loved ones can have money in the afterlife. I've witnissed this several times here and each time I'm struck with many conflicting thoughts. Even so, this is a very interesting practice. I call them Fires to Heaven. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dscn14251.jpgDSCN1425This one is up for all to see in the big shopping area...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dscn1463.jpgDSCN1463This is the big Christmas tree in front of An Shang, the shopping mall. It's actually very comforting to see them at least acknowledge the holiday with festive decorations and Christmas carols in the stores--even if the songs are in German, Chinese, and English.2023-10-06T09:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/01/01/cookies-on-christmas/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscn1513.jpgDSCN1513Up and down one of the main streets these lights are strung. It's pretty cool to see when it's late at night and there aren't many people driving around. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscn1511.jpgDSCN1511https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscn1515.jpgDSCN15152014-01-07T01:53:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/01/29/cookie-activity-pictures/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tryingtofitthepaninoven.jpgtryingtofitthepaninovenYeah, the pan is a bit big for that oven...but we made it work!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wholetableview.jpgwholetableviewErica and Betty with the students at their table.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/peacess.jpgPeaceSsPeacehttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/joycewithcraftagain.jpgjoycewithcraftagainStill nicely under Joyce's controlhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sunnyandcookies.jpgsunnyandcookiesSunny doing her part, toohttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/jimandhill.jpgJimandHillJim and Hillary looking on at the students' progresshttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/smashingcookies.jpgSmashingcookiesMe helping them mix it uphttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hillarycookies.jpgHillarycookiesHillary with our table's batch of cookieshttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/jordanandwilliam.jpgJordanandWilliamhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/joycewithcraft.jpgJoycewithcraftYeah, she knows what she's doing better than I do. 2014-01-07T01:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/07/31/fenghuang/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chinese-folk-paper-cut-art-chinese-dragon-and-phoenix-showed-auspicious.jpgChinese-Folk-Paper-Cut-Art-Chinese-Dragon-and-Phoenix-Showed-AuspiciousThis type of paper art can be seen everywhere in China. I have a friend who is particularly good at making these. This one is of a Dragon-Long-and a Phoenix-Fenghuang. Together they symbolize Yin and Yang. 2014-01-07T01:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/08/08/activities-at-jayland/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/july-august6h2012-024.jpgJuly-August6h2012 024They sold out of the lemonade in like thirty minutes! https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/july-august6h2012-027.jpgJuly-August6h2012 027She never smiles!!!! One of my SK4 students. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/july-august6h2012-026.jpgJuly-August6h2012 026Debriefing.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/july-august6h2012-015.jpgJuly-August6h2012 015Lemonade Stand!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/july-august6h2012-013.jpgJuly-August6h2012 013An August Summer Camp Activityhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-walltonoelleslastday-389.jpgGreat WallToNoelle'sLastDay 389Erika's going away dinner. She's back in Canada now, but not for long. She's heading to France for a year! https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-walltonoelleslastday-387.jpgGreat WallToNoelle'sLastDay 387https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-walltonoelleslastday-384.jpgGreat WallToNoelle'sLastDay 384This is our, "too cool to look at the camera Album cover group shot." https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-walltonoelleslastday-372.jpgGreat WallToNoelle'sLastDay 372Joyce explaining the intricacies of peanut butter spreading. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-walltonoelleslastday-377.jpgGreat WallToNoelle'sLastDay 377Noelle with her Orin2014-01-07T01:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/08/12/class-photos/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-031.jpgSK1SK4pics 031I think Sophia is trying to eat me here....? https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-028.jpgSK1SK4pics 028We're missing a few of our usual students, but we still make it work. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-023.jpgSK1SK4pics 023He slowly slipped all the way off and eventually just collapsed on the floor...Haha...He's a goof.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-021.jpgSK1SK4pics 021Will and Sophia...My other SK4 class. These two boogers are "hen congming" (Very smart! *In Pin Yin*)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-018.jpgSK1SK4pics 018Seriously...one of my favorite classes I've taught here at Jayland this year.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-017.jpgSK1SK4pics 017Tom tried to cover my face...again....But I managed to outsmart the eight year old.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-015.jpgSK1SK4pics 015Betty with the little runts. I do love these kids. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-013.jpgSK1SK4pics 013Lily and Aiden kept trying to cover my face in each of these shots.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-009.jpgSK1SK4pics 009Betty helping Aiden and Jeniffer. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sk1sk4pics-010.jpgSK1SK4pics 010SK4, Just chillin'...2014-01-07T01:46:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/09/03/a-night-at-the-movies/2014-01-07T01:45:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/09/17/sanhuofan/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0820.jpgIMG_0820https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sanhuofanall.jpgsanhuofanALLTeachers, Coworkers, None of us strangers and all of us Friends. 2014-01-07T01:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/03/09/sha-chen-bao/2014-01-07T01:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/03/09/apartments/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-055.jpgApartmentsandXM 055Not too bad...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-052.jpgApartmentsandXM 052Landlords bought new everything. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-056.jpgApartmentsandXM 056And this is the place I'm currently in. It's small, but clean and completely new. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-043.jpgApartmentsandXM 043Gotta love a spiral staircase, right? Not when it's in the middle of what should be a living room and leads to a second floor you can't stand straight up on. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-032.jpgApartmentsandXM 032Where I slept for a month...I hit my freaking head on the ceiling so many times..https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-030.jpgApartmentsandXM 030https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-027.jpgApartmentsandXM 027I actually stayed here for a month...until the Landlord became a jerk. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-024.jpgApartmentsandXM 024https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-020.jpgApartmentsandXM 020Cozy, but just too far away from where I wanted to be...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/apartmentsandxm-006.jpgApartmentsandXM 0062014-01-07T01:42:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/03/19/chiang-mai-thailand-part-one/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-073.jpgThailand 073https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-068.jpgThailand 068https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-066.jpgThailand 066Notice the brown bag I mentioned...yeah. Needless to say, I gave that away as a gift once I got back to Dalian.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-064.jpgThailand 064https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-056.jpgThailand 056https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-062.jpgThailand 062https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-058.jpgThailand 058https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-055.jpgThailand 055https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-039.jpgThailand 039https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-038.jpgThailand 0382014-01-07T01:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/03/19/muay-thai-gone-wild/2014-01-07T01:39:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/04/02/pai-and-back-to-chiang-mai-thailand-part-2/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-168.jpgThailand 168After wandering around the two of us grabbed some pad thai...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-166.jpgThailand 166Some art work back in Chiang Mai at the Night Bazaarhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-165.jpgThailand 165Gathering our wits and regrouping. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-159.jpgThailand 159https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-154.jpgThailand 154Yes, I did indeed by a straw fedora for this trip. What? What? You got somethin' to say 'bout it?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-152.jpgThailand 152https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-143.jpgThailand 143https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-144.jpgThailand 144Now there's a rickety bridge...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-140.jpgThailand 140Making our way down the "canyon"https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thailand-134.jpgThailand 1342014-01-07T01:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/04/04/just-a-wednesday/2014-01-07T01:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/04/16/dreams/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bored-at-school.jpgbored-at-school...I could be dealing with crazy shit in China, not trying to figure our why the hell the first train beat the second train even though the first one left first...this is nonesense...Where are my skittles?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/zombies.jpgzombiesYup, that about sums up fighting zombies in China. At least Michonne could send a few heads rolling. This guy can just turn a couple into fowl bawls, man...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/xiaomingdog.jpgxiaomingdogAnd this has nothing to do with dreams....I don't know if this is a new thing starting here, but my friend just gave this to me. It's her friend's dog....Yeah, he does look depressed. I would, too....https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jumping_in_the_air.jpgjumping_in_the_airYeah, just like that...2014-01-07T01:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/04/23/xian-day-one/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/xian-and-henan-043.jpgXi'an and Henan 043https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/xian-and-henan-044.jpgXi'an and Henan 044https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/xian-and-henan-047.jpgXi'an and Henan 047https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/xian-and-henan-045.jpgXi'an and Henan 045"Wei Ren Min Fu Wu" "Dedicate service to the people." This is a phrase good ol' Mao made well known. It's a phrase still used by the military.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/xian-and-henan-025.jpgXi'an and Henan 025https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/xian-and-henan-013.jpgXi'an and Henan 013Me...next to a big bell...2014-01-07T01:32:55+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/05/30/xian-and-the-bing-ma-yong-featuring-bragon-and-the-big-duck/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-121.jpgXi'an and Henan 121https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-119.jpgXi'an and Henan 119https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-112.jpgXi'an and Henan 112https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-113.jpgXi'an and Henan 113https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-104.jpgXi'an and Henan 104A man and his horse...Touching tale of equestrian love and pottery. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-109.jpgXi'an and Henan 109https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-107.jpgXi'an and Henan 107Mr. Archer...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-097.jpgXi'an and Henan 097https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/xian-and-henan-088.jpgXi'an and Henan 088Really, they probably just pointed at a hill and made the whole damn thing up... 2014-01-07T01:31:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/06/02/xian-day-three-hua-shan-lun-jian/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-294.jpgXi'an and Henan 294https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-289.jpgXi'an and Henan 289https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-283.jpgXi'an and Henan 283https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-276.jpgXi'an and Henan 276https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-263.jpgXi'an and Henan 263https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-265.jpgXi'an and Henan 265https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-234.jpgXi'an and Henan 234https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-215.jpgXi'an and Henan 215https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-210.jpgXi'an and Henan 210https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-207.jpgXi'an and Henan 2072014-01-07T01:27:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/06/06/shaanxi-and-henan-trip-days-4-and-5/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-458.jpgXi'an and Henan 458This is the Big Tang Stone...seriously, that's what it's called...was put here wayyy back in the day.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-438.jpgXi'an and Henan 438Bai Juyi's Tombhttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-407.jpgXi'an and Henan 407https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-394.jpgXi'an and Henan 394Strike a pose, boys. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-390.jpgXi'an and Henan 390https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-382.jpgXi'an and Henan 382This is a shot one of the kids took.....she held the camera like a gangsta getting ready to pop a cap...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-379.jpgXi'an and Henan 379https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-378.jpgXi'an and Henan 378https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-355.jpgXi'an and Henan 355https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-351.jpgXi'an and Henan 351Xiangshan Temple2014-01-07T01:27:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/06/27/song-shan-days-6-7-and-8/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-638.jpgXi'an and Henan 638Da Mo himself, ladies and gents. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-494.jpgXi'an and Henan 494https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-4791.jpgXi'an and Henan 479https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-441.jpgXi'an and Henan 441https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-440.jpgXi'an and Henan 440https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-643.jpgXi'an and Henan 643I look like a zombie, man. I was wiped out..https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-644.jpgXi'an and Henan 644https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-641.jpgXi'an and Henan 641https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-640.jpgXi'an and Henan 640https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/xian-and-henan-639.jpgXi'an and Henan 6392014-01-07T01:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/06/28/wo-xiang-qu-guilin/2014-01-07T01:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/07/04/the-taxi-ride-chinese-style/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/funnytaxi.jpgfunnytaxiSometimes you just have to take off your clothes to really express how pissed you are....https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rickshaw-sample.jpgRickshaw Samplehttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chinese-taxi.jpgChinese TaxiAh, he looks hammered...If I play my cards right, maybe he'll give me his wallet.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/june-2013-002.jpgJune 2013 002Once you get in, you're mine, sucker!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-90.jpgMay June 2013 (90)It's like the movie Taxi Driver...without guns, Deniro, or English...2014-01-07T01:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/07/07/11-observations-about-behavior-in-china/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/spitting-boy.jpgSpitting BoyThat one touched the ground!!!https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-851.jpgMay June 2013 (85)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-841.jpgMay June 2013 (84)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-831.jpgMay June 2013 (83)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-81.jpgMay June 2013 (81)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-801.jpgMay June 2013 (80)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-89.jpgMay June 2013 (89)I wonder if she thinks it's water...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/may-june-2013-88.jpgMay June 2013 (88)Yep...there it goes...slipping and sliding right into those kites and toys he's trying to sell...https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/splitpants-chinese-kids.jpgSplitpants Chinese kidsCalling them buttless chaps would be tantamount to Child abuse, right?https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/polluting-sign.jpgpolluting sign..unless you're in a hurry...2014-01-07T01:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/07/15/thinking-about-going-abroad-my-thoughts/2014-01-07T01:15:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/07/24/a-trip-before-some-changes/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/june-2013-003.jpgJune 2013 003Look at it...just standing there with that cocky grin. That bastard. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/june-2013-004.jpgJune 2013 004This sucker is as tall as me, but heavier. 2014-01-07T01:13:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/11/09/traveling-in-the-rain/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1050744.jpgP1050744https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1050750.jpgP1050750https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1050731.jpgP1050731https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1050690.jpgP1050690https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1050676.jpgP1050676https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1050651.jpgP1050651https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p1050649.jpgP1050649https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/guilin-chongqing-298.jpgGuilin. Chongqing 298https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/guilin-chongqing-278.jpgGuilin. Chongqing 278https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/guilin-chongqing-253.jpgGuilin. Chongqing 2532014-01-07T01:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/11/09/still-dont-know-jack/2014-01-07T01:09:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/11/11/guanggun-jie/2014-01-07T01:07:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/12/15/weekend-with-the-guys/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo17.jpgphoto(17)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo16.jpgphoto(16)Day time shot from the next morning. This is in the open area of the campushttps://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo15.jpgphoto(15)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo14.jpgphoto(14)A look from the balcony of Club 13https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo12.jpgphoto(12)When the band took a break their buddy hopped on the stage and sang a few.https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo11.jpgphoto(11)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo10.jpgphoto(10)The place had communist murals all over the walls. They looked like traditional images, but they had a sarcastic feel to them. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo9.jpgphoto(9)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo4.jpgphoto(4)https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo3.jpgphoto(3)2014-01-07T01:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/12/16/home-for-the-holidays/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/37d6d-cultureshock_mangotours.jpg37d6d-cultureshock_mangotours2014-01-07T00:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2013/12/28/hometown-jia-xiang/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-tree1.jpgChristmas TreeFamily Christmas tree for this year. I haven't had one the last two years...nice to see it this time around. 2014-01-07T00:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2014/01/01/letters-from-the-past-letters-to-the-future/https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/newyears1.jpgnewyears1The only difference between this picture and most Chinese cities: Confetti. I should totally buy some when I get back and just start launching confetti into crowds and taking pictures. Yeah, that'll work. https://jordaninchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo2.jpgphoto(2)2014-01-07T00:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/11/11/radio-silence/2012-11-11T14:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.com/2012/01/23/idle-distractions/2012-01-27T22:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://jordaninchina.comdaily1.02025-02-09T10:41:32+00:00