Monday is Dragon Boat Festival in China. The good folks at Off the Great Wall have produced a video explaining the history and significance of the holiday: (If you receive this post by email and cannot view the video, click here.) I have a confession to make — even after 20+ years in China, I’m not a…
Dragon Boat Festival
When the Smoke Clears
A number of folks have emailed me asking what exactly that “explosion of color” in the last post was. Just colored smoke, which slowly drifted away….
An Explosion of Color
Literally! I joined some friends this morning at the Olympic Water Park (rowing venues) in Shunyi for some activities to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival. As we were standing along the shore waiting for the interminable opening ceremonies to end and the dragon boat races to begin, there was a huge explosion from the opposite side…