Tag: China
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Rituals and residence
A deeply personal post – about processing my impending departure from China on an emotional, philosophical, creative and even spiritual level.
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Down to the countryside
This week I have been busy preparing for the upcoming PechaKucha Night – briefing speakers, preparing poster design, solving some issues concerning the venue. Next week I will launch promotion, […]
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Fundraiser in the ‘Ming
A brief return to Kunming, renovation progress and reading resources.
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Dutch Culture Nights 1 – Inner Landscape
Last night saw the kick-off of the Dutch Culture Nights with a screening of the documentary Inner Landscape. This was the first event of what will hopefully be a long-running […]
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Define succes?
How to define succes in business in China? I’ve read quite a few books by those who came here before me and have formed my own idea on how to gauge succes.
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I live on Rainbow Mountain East Road
After a cup of tea on the balcony in the sun, overlooking the city centre in the south and the hazy Western Hills in the west, I head out. I […]
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Mountain song and media
China is noisy and China is fun. In the evening people dance together, and at any time of day you will sometimes see someone sweetly singing a high-pitched song into […]
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A Pole, a Brit and a Dutchie enter a Chinese tea shop…
Recommended tea for this post: a cup of cooked pu’erh in an unglazed gaiwan from Xishuangbanna. Recommended listening: Sensation of China – 100 classics of Chinese traditional music. A Polish […]
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Of architecture, roses and thorns
Two more weeks, and then my year in what I call The Chinese Truman Show will be up. As I am preparing to leave my first home in Kunming I […]