morning exercises at Jingshan

Jingshan School Days

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March 16th 2008
Dear Friends and Relatives, Our teaching has gotten into full swing now. Additionally, the Jingshan School has generously provided our group with several regular classes on various aspects of Chinese culture, such as Chinese language, Tai Chi, martial arts, caligraphy, art, crafts, and Chinese history and geography. If we have a free period, Brian (AKA BG) and I have adjoining desks in the Eng ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more