A Special Person
Xian and Nanjing, China
November 27
Xian is a fairly poor city in relation to Beijing. The Chinese interior is not as wealthy or modern as the eastern coast. I saw a lot of people cooking over an open fire and in general the buildings were not as well constructed. They also have a dodgy red light district, which I didn’t see in Beijing.
The Bund is the waterfront hang-out in Shanghai Most of my time today was spent in Frenchtown. There are several large department stores in the area. I went to Sun Yat-Sen’s residence and another museum dedicated to the birth of Communism in China. There are not as many historical buildings here but the Frenchtown neighborhood is a good place to see China’s colonial past. At night, Tok – a Japanese guy and Waif – a Pakistani via London, and I went out. We went to a club, the 555 Club. Unlike the clubs in Southeast Asia, there was a big dance floor and it was crowded. It was western with a couple DJs and the waitress wearing short skirts.
December 2
I did some shopping today in the old part of town. There are a lot of really nice gifts to pick up. I bought a series of wall hangings; one for each season and it tries to relate to one’s life changing, as people grow older. Also, since I was in China I bought a China Doll. I’ll have to come back here again because there is a lot of nice artwork and gifts to be bought.
