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...
Why a Tiger?
When I wrote the specifications for the Mei Wen Ti, I didn’t ask the shipyard to include any carving or artwork on the hull much less a...