Video Blog: My Favorite Poet, Li Po
When I began traveling to China, I read as many books about the country and its people as I could get my hands on, so I always took along...
Transforming from a Home to a B&B
After the Mei Wen Ti arrived in America, it became my new home. I had fulfilled my dream to live on a wooden boat and it was everything I...
Seeing Mei Wen Ti Through Guest Journal Entries
I remember during my first trip to China that I experienced a similar feeling that our guests in 2002, Steve and Lisa, had when they...
"Lion, Face, Face"
On one of my trips to Shanghai I noticed a small shop across from my hotel that was just opening for the day. It looked interesting so I...
Inspiration from the Forbidden City
During my first trip to China, I traveled to Changshu (not far from Shanghai) to discuss building the Mei Wen Ti. When I finished with my...
Discovering the Eight Immortals
One day while I was at the boatyard, inside a very old building where they were fabricating all the furniture for the Mei Wen Ti, I ran...
1421
I love to read about Chinese history and specifically about Chinese junks (also referred to as "chuan", there are many different styles,...
Shopping in Shanghai
Not far from the Hengshan Hotel where I always stayed when I was in Shanghai was Nanjing Road (Nanking in English). This well-known...
Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy
The deity I saw most in China was Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. She is possibly one of the most revered supernatural beings of the...
Thank you Publish Authority for helping make the 'book within me' a reality!
In my first blog post I mention the journals I took with me on my trips to China to record much of what I saw and experienced during the...
