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That's what they say in China to get people smiling for a photo. It means eggplant, which makes me smile even in the US. These are students of a home school consortium from USA, Malaysia, Singapore, and England. They are the Shanghai Scholars.

They're celebrating Jessica's 15th birthday. This aft...
01.09.07 06:53 AM - Comment(s)

The air here does make for nice sunsets.
01.09.07 06:50 AM - Comment(s)

My camera can't capture it, but that's a boat with a jumbotron on its side.
01.06.07 08:29 AM - Comment(s)

Blast off!
01.06.07 08:06 AM - Comment(s)
At one point Shanghai had a third of all the construction cranes in the world.
01.06.07 08:03 AM - Comment(s)

Stephen Curtis Chapman performed at this arts center last May. He talked about the three girls he's adopted from China, and he had a number of Chinese orphans backing him up on one song. The people gave him a standing ovation.
01.06.07 08:01 AM - Comment(s)
This is the first church built in China by Chinese. It was constructed in 1934 in Tianjin, where Eric Liddell taught and coached track, so there's a very good chance he preached here. Though we didn't meet any, we understand some of his former students still attend here.
01.05.07 05:21 PM - Comment(s)
This is the New Union Church in Tianjin. The Union Church where Eric Liddell met his future wife, Flo, was destroyed in an earthquake. We took a moment there on the street Hoping for many to find Love there.
01.05.07 04:25 PM - Comment(s)

The factories are going to close down two weeks before the Olympics to clear the air for the athletes.
01.05.07 08:54 AM - Comment(s)

We're in Tianjin, where Eric Liddell taught and coached. He designed and helped build this track. I didn't bother timing my 400 since there was snow and cars on sections of the track.
01.05.07 07:00 AM - Comment(s)

This was the first church built by Chinese in China. It's still in operation.
01.05.07 06:59 AM - Comment(s)

Your tour of the Forbidden City (Old Palace) and Old Beijing (Hutong) was wonderful!

All the best with your graduate studies!
Rich and Joyce

01.04.07 11:05 AM - Comment(s)

They're marching from Tianamin Square to the Forbidden City, singing as they go.
01.04.07 07:12 AM - Comment(s)

Many of the buildings are being renovated for the Olympics. It is, obviously, no longer forbidden. It's now known as Old Palace. It was opened in 1925, so there's a good chance Eric Liddell was able to visit.
01.04.07 03:55 AM - Comment(s)
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01.03.07 11:48 AM - Comment(s)

It was great to spend the day with the four of you: Climbing the Great Wall and seeing all those factories.

All the best as you return to Seattle and Tokyo.

Rich and Joyce

01.03.07 10:55 AM - Comment(s)

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