All Across China

This is a collection of articles, essays and travelogue with a little travel advice and a lot of passionate and personal descriptions of the land, history and people.

The Topic of “China” is so broad that an entire country and several very different cultures all jostle around inside of it. The biggest population in the world can hardly be summed up in one single book. So, We did not even Try- not even close. We touch briefly on all the things that came to mind: several provinces, a couple of notable cities, some cultural, historical and religious musings. That’s it.

This book is a collection of the random articles and essays that we wrote for whatever reason and never published. We decided to collect them together and publish them in one place because, well, we like them!

Individual pieces included in this book are:

Qinghai Province
Guangxi Provence
Gansu Province
Fujian Province
Ningxia Province
Guangdong Province

Beijing Temples
Nanchang and the Revolution
Nanning: An Herbal Paradise
Dali: Home of the Bai
Pingyao is Old School China
Qing Yuan and Foshan: Art and Industry
Qiqiha’er: The Oldest City in China
Ruili- Vegas, Chinese Style
Shanghai Museums Anchor Its Past
Fenghuang: the Phoenix
Peaceful Ganzi

Religions in Ancient China
Asian Cultural Worship
Hanuman: Patron God of Learning
Lama Priest Funeral: The Monguor People
Neo-Confucianism
Taoist Scriptures
The Ancient Mythology of Birds
The Role of Filial Piety in Confucianism