Stranger in a Strange Land

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Here is a breakdown of a stone mural next to the grand canal in Wuxi

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Chinese real estate sometimes ends up looking like Euro-inspired weirdness. 

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A smaller Suzhou garden next to a UNESCO world heritage site.

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searching for the tomb of a forgotten Chinese prince.

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A rare instance of public graffiti in China.

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Cracking Magic the Gathering Zendikar Rising packs in China.

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Pondering Taoism and poetry by a Wuxi lake.

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The university system in China is not that old when compared to America or Europe. Here, I take a walk on the main Nanjing campus of my Employer, Hohai University. It was my first time.

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A city near Suzhou and Nanjing and Shanghai were some Chinese movies are made. 

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Opening MTG boosters that contain dinosaur cards in a outside a Chinese amusement park dedicated to dinosaurs.

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China has a huge market for everything. Here is one dedicated to trees and flowers.

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On the far fringe of Changzhou, hunting down cultural sites.

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Comparing a chinese craft beer with  a more traditional one. 

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Here I go hunting for one of the most infringed upon trademarks in the world. 

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I take a walk around my neighborhood in Changzhou, my Chinese city. 

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MTG in china.

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Unintended consequences of rabid urban growth in a Tier 3 Chinese city