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Tag Archives: Guizhou

Kids with Guns*

March 24, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

Over the past few trips, I have been collecting pictures of Chinese children with the things they spend their pocket money on. From my entirely unscientific observations, these seem to […]

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China, People

Dong Life: The Movie

March 3, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

After two weeks of thinking about editing my Guizhou videos, I finally sat down and muscled through them this afternoon. And you know what? I really enjoyed putting it all […]

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China, People

Mrs Lu’s Story

February 26, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

Mrs Lu still wears a traditional topknot, which she winds up on top of her head in elaborate loops. “I never wear a hat, like some of the other women […]

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China, People

Photos for a Friday Afternoon…

February 22, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

Unconsciously, I always leave my biggest, least pleasant jobs until Friday afternoons, usually sometime after 4pm. It’s only then that I realise that a whole, lovely weekend stretches ahead of […]

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China

Village Food and a Recipe

February 20, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

I was in Guizhou around the time that the Great British Horsemeat Scandal kicked off. On my first afternoon in the countryside, I came across a group of men butchering […]

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Food

Survival Guide to Chinese New Year in a Village in Guizhou

February 17, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

1) Forget everything your parents ever told you about staying away from explosives As a child, I was subjected to annual Guy Fawkes’ Night warnings about the perils of touching […]

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China, People

Friday Night in Zhaoxing

February 8, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

I made it! After an unplanned two-night stopover in Guiyang, I arrived in Zhaoxing this afternoon. The incredible Chunyun experience was a little less exciting than I had anticipated, but a […]

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China

One in two billion – Joining the Chunyun

February 5, 2013by Joanna James 2 Comments

Tomorrow, I’ll be joining the largest annual human migration on the planet as I travel to Guiyang in Guizhou. It is estimated that over two billion journeys will be made […]

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China, People

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