Weddings in the Chinese countryside are expensive, and not just for the couple who is getting married. Recently, I had the unique opportunity to attend a wedding in China, and as a close friend of both families, I was expected to give a red envelope (hongbao 红包) to the blissful couple. And not just once. [...]
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Why Prostitutes in China are Learning English
Posted by Robert Vance on April 8th, 2008
The ‘ladies of the night’ were frequently and stragetically placed near my hotel in Xi’an when last I visited this city famous for the Terracotta Warriors. These ladies, or the ‘house madam’ would approach me and inquire of me if I desired some company.I always politely declined but I did discover that many of these [...]
