This entry is not to be informative, and you will not learn anything about Traditional Chinese Medicine here. I only intend to address some of the difficulties in learning TCM and how I, and perhaps others, feel about it ( Read more... )

While being in China, I have come across some things that may not be acceptable in the United States, but are normal ways of life in China. If anyone decides to visit China, here are some things that you should expect while on your travels that should not offend you ( Read more... )

Today, Parini, Steve, and I all learned how to do a little bit of Taijiquan or Tichee (excuse the mispelling). We were taught the basic principles of being smooth, flexible, and if you hurt others, you will also hurt yourself. The Chinese tradition of Tichee is using a sword or a fan as practice, but not really as weapons. We didn't use either ( Read more... )

Another one of the various activities that we did during our quarantine period was to take a trip to the Olympic Park where the 2008 Summer Olympic games took place. This was a particularly exciting trip for me since watching the Olympics is a big deal in my family. It's funny that we all get so excited over the Olympics since none of us are ( Read more... )

We came to Peking main campus to see a jazz show on the twenty sixth of May. Dr. Burgess, Jennifer, Danielle and I had high expectations, as the headlining act came all the way from Austria to play here in Beijing. Opening for them was a three member jazz band consisting of a standup bassist, a drummer, and the singer who also happened to be the ( Read more... )

One of the plaques of the Great Wall Museum read, "As time went by, the Great Wall's role changed, as history turned it into a bridge of friendship linking China to the other parts of the world." I love this quote; it is welcoming because we are foreigners. It feels very special to have seen the Great Wall of China for it is something that not many ( Read more... )

Last week we visited Fragrant Mountain. Fragrant Mountain, also known as Xian Shan in Chinese, is located on the northwestern corner of Beijing. There was a thirty-minute uphill walk past many shops and restaurants just to get to the gate of the mountain. After entering the East Gate we found ourselves in various gardens and two small lakes. One of ( Read more... )

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I have learned so much about the Chinese culture, and we have only been here for 2 weeks now. One thing that we did was we went to the Peking University Main Campus. There was a large lake that we walked around and a huge temple. Walking around in a way helped me relax by being more of a meditation and soothing process to keep my Qi and blood fluid ( Read more... )

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