On the weekend of April 10th a group of foreign visitors, workers, and experts living in Jiangxi, China were invited on an all-expense-paid tour of tourist spots near Jiujiang. The weekend trip began in Nanchang, the capitol city of Jiangxi province, Friday morning with a bus ride to Jiujiang, a walking tour of the city, [...]
On March 15th we set out on a 30 challenge to observe one foreign teacher’s spending habits while living in Jiujiang. The challenge is over- it concluded on the 15th of April but took a few more days to get the last blog updates in and a final observation. Now you can read the entire [...]
Qingming festival is Chinese remembrence day. On this day families will trek to the burial sites of loved relatives to sweep the tomb, set fresh flowers, and offer a gift- some set a glass of wine, others set bowls of oranges. The offering varies by region and local custom. To pay respects, pyres of old [...]