What to do in Kunming?

I'm traveling to Kunming with my parents and brother in July. We'll spend about 4 days there before moving on to another place. What can we do there? What are the sites that we must see? I really...

Travel Recommendations: China

The national holiday is approaching at the start of October. My job has generously given me a full week (9 days) without work. (Most jobs in China require employees to work the weekends before and...

Taxis

Are Beijing taxis really getting better?
I visited the city last year and again this summer. I stayed at the same hotel both times. Last year, not a single taxi driver could find the hotel (one even...

Chinese Poetry

I'm looking for some Chinese poetry. I already have some books here--one is really good, but the other is a terrible translation. I want to find some Chinese poetry online with good English...

Why are Americans reading less?

I was watching the news today and also read an article about this. The study claims that 25% of Americans didn't read a single book in the last year. A big excuse for not reading was apparently, "I...