China First Hand

14 February 2009

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13 February 2006

Made In China

Filed under: Culture, Politics — china1sthand @ 11:11 pm

skyline2.jpgToday is the official first day back after Chinese New Year. …Most people returned to work earlier of course. China has been dubbed the “Workhouse Of The World” and its economic growth in the last year was an incredible 9.7%.

I am constantly astonished by the hours that the Chinese people work. My friend has today started a new project in her workplace that will mean she works from before I get up in the morning, until after I go to bed at night. (more…)

3 February 2006

So Why China?

Filed under: Culture, Language, Personal, Politics, Sights — china1sthand @ 8:17 pm

It’s a fantastic country! This is a place steeped in unique relevance for both chinese-dragon5.jpgworld history and world future, and it is a culture I believe to be most unlike ours than anywhere on earth. The Chinese people I admire more than any I have met. I hope we can learn from them.

I obviously first encountered China from the usual childhood facts: colourful dragons for Chinese New Year; eating with two sticks in one hand; the great wall that can be seen from space. (more…)

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