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BTC. River cruise
Morning rain.
One minute I am drifting awake looking at the riverside towns through a
morning haze, then another cruise ship pulls aside. I can shake hands with
a passenger on the opposing side.
We have docked at Fengue, Ghost City, in the sense of superstitions. But,
it was decided that instead we should visit relocation village and a
farmers family that had been relocated.
Before the dam was built the water level in the winter raised 10 meters.
After the three gorges 50 meters. So, those on the banks, like the farmer
family, had to move.
The village is situated high up a mountain side. Terraced gardens and
farming. Often self sufficient for all food, including fruits and veggies,
surplus taken to market.
He was, in the beginning, very sorrowful about moving but now very happy.
Better spring water, considerable payment, 5000 sq. foot family house of
cement rather than mud, no leaks.
I asked him what he thought about America. Very rich, so why do you have
to borrow money from poor china?
Afterwards we visited his local market which was in preparation for Labor
day (May day) tremendous diversity of foods, not any hint of a
monoculture. Outdoor markets very low cost as no transportation or
expensive indoor rent. Naturally all parts of the animals. Also some fish
in the market.
Cruises, we have been told, have lectures both for entertainment and
education. First a talk of how Chinese medicine works. Theory behind
stimulating the main channels via acupuncture, acupressure, cupping,
scraping with water buffalo horn and red health liquid.
BTC 2012 - Lago Maggiore Green Meeting presentation at Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry stand (Thursday, June 21 at 4.30pm)
BTC 2012 - Lago Maggiore Green Meeting presentation at Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry stand (Thursday, June 21 at 4.30pm)
BTC 2012 - Lago Maggiore Green Meeting presentation at Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry stand (Thursday, June 21 at 4.30pm)
BTC 2012 - Second day in BTC for Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry and its new project Lago Maggiore Green Meeting
BTC 2012 - Second day in BTC for Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry and its new project Lago Maggiore Green Meeting
BTC Chongching. Double happiness
Warm and sunny
Early plane ride to Chongching and the giant pandas.
With mountains on all sides it was heavily bombed by japan but not
occupied. Remained the capital from 1937 to late 1945. Now the area has 32
millions with 10 millions in the inner city. Has invested very heavily in
trees and pollution control equipment. Very hot, very humid summers and
cold humid winters. Buildings looking like they are growing as we fight the
traffic from the airport.
Hilly city,sitting between two rivers, yu and yangtze, providing many jobs
for porters, bamboo stick men, to carry even daily shopping home. Easy city
to get a job in restaurants or porters and start you climb from the village
to business or education prosperity.
First a tour of the old city with its outdoor markets. Traditional Szechwan
lunch, nice mixture of warm to very warm to hot dishes. Some items from the
south, canton area.
Pandas in the zoo were not so nice to see. The zoo is of a style we used
50 years ago. More like large caged pens. Many photos will be on
Flickr.
Short lecture on Chinese painting and methods, mostly as an introduction to
the art gallery and their hope for some sales.
Hot pot dinner - both a mild and spicy broth. Then off to the ship. We
start a 800 km trip on the Yangtze. Chongching looks exciting all lit
up-from the ship before it gets going. Safety talk first as one can
easily understand.?