We arrived last night in Chongqing. There was a stopover in Hong Kong for a few hours, so we went to the Kowloon waterfront. A lot about it felt just like being home in Markham/Richmond Hill. My left ass cheek is still soar from all the sitting down.
My residence is much larger than I expected. There’s a living room, bedroom, washroom, and “kitchen” like thing, that really isn’t going to be useful for much of anything. I think I’ll basically be living in the bedroom. There is a huge king sized bed, and a lovely view of the outside of a building from my window.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
The biggest city you've never heard of
The most populated municipality in China:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing
http://mstforum.com.cn/images/cq/chongqing3-ChaotianmenPort.jpg
I've asked around about any interesting martial arts/artists in Chongqing and have only come up with one name. Lu Zijian is from the area, and is reportedly now 115 years old. Here is a video of him walking around, doing his thing, when he was 93:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr5vQm_i09I
How old is he really? Who knows, but I hope to still be able to move around like that at his age. I'm hoping that some of his students will be in the city, and maybe I'll have the opportunity to meet Lu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing
http://mstforum.com.cn/images/cq/chongqing3-ChaotianmenPort.jpg
I've asked around about any interesting martial arts/artists in Chongqing and have only come up with one name. Lu Zijian is from the area, and is reportedly now 115 years old. Here is a video of him walking around, doing his thing, when he was 93:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr5vQm_i09I
How old is he really? Who knows, but I hope to still be able to move around like that at his age. I'm hoping that some of his students will be in the city, and maybe I'll have the opportunity to meet Lu.
Friday, July 25, 2008
VISA
Two days ago I finally received the papers I needed from China to apply for my work visa. Yesterday I went down to the Chinese consulate in Toronto to submit my application. It wasn't as bad as I expected, but it did take a few tries lining up before I got everything in order...and so my experience with Chinese bureaucracy begins.
Outside the consulate were the obligatory elderly Chinese women standing around being one with the universe, or as they like to call it, Falun Gong. Someone should show them it would be more beneficial if they could just stand up straight.
Outside the consulate were the obligatory elderly Chinese women standing around being one with the universe, or as they like to call it, Falun Gong. Someone should show them it would be more beneficial if they could just stand up straight.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
First Contact
In September I will be leaving for Chongqing, which is in south-central China, to teach at the Southwest University of Social Science and Law. I will be teaching legal seminars to grad students through the Osgoode teach-in-China program. Yesterday I had my first one-to-one contact with someone from Southwest U., so I decided that I would start up the blog. Stay tuned...
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