An ordinary Chinese person would probably consider a trip to Anhui complete without taking in a high school production of Aladdin: The Musical, but as I am often reminded, I am not an ordinary Chinese person.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
I can show you the world, but not during rainy season
No Chinese person would consider a trip to the province of Anhui (Administrative Region #22) complete without a visit to the famed Huang Shan ("Yellow Mountain"). It seems unlikely that much of the mountain is actually yellow, but fortunately for the mountain, many visitors have no way of piercing through the miasma of mist that often engulfs its highest peaks.
An ordinary Chinese person would probably consider a trip to Anhui complete without taking in a high school production of Aladdin: The Musical, but as I am often reminded, I am not an ordinary Chinese person.
An ordinary Chinese person would probably consider a trip to Anhui complete without taking in a high school production of Aladdin: The Musical, but as I am often reminded, I am not an ordinary Chinese person.
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"....as I am often reminded, I am not an ordinary Chinese person."
ReplyDeleteFinal lines of the movie "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins," just after Chiun has been seen to sprint across the surface of a lake:
Remo Williams: "Chiun, you're incredible!"
Chiun: "No, I am better than that."