Golden Port Ningbo

... and witness both the epicentres of industrial endeavour and the dumping grounds of its waste. What makes the photographs so powerful is his refusal in them to be didactic. We are all implicated here, they tell us: there are no easy answers. The film continues this approach of presenting complexity, without trying to reach simplistic judgements or reductive resolutions. In the process, it tries to shift our consciousness about the world and the way we live in it. 2006, Canada, 90 mins.

Cixi is another city in China that I visit regularly. Also know as the Capital of Household Appliances, Cixi ( (pronounced "Tsuh-Shee") is a city withing the sub provencial city of Ningbo. An industrial township, this city is a major production base for small home appliances - there would be over 5000 units producing these goods. Besides appliances, Cixi is ...

Reached Ningbo after another 4 hour bus trip, all on modern highways. 20 years ago China didnīt have any highways and today itīs a 30 000 km network, second only to the US. Ningbo is another big city, and my last stop before heading back to Shanghai and flying out.

... the fish tray. I couldn't believe my eyes, but I guess THAT is why I fail. "Do or do not, there is no try." The Force is strong in this old woman. I was really tempted to hand her my chopsticks to see if she was as good as Mr. Miagi in "Karate Kid". If I could only have found a light saber to give her, she would have made an excellent National Geographic Photo. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me. On a ...

... of "socialism with Chinese characteristics". But from the 2nd to the 4th of October I escaped modern civilization and its financial crisis. By joining LuYouZhongGuo, a rambling club which I discovered thanks to my friend Ying, I could reach the island of YuShanDao about 20 miles from Shipu, on the coast of Zhejiang. In fact the trip was initially planned from the 29th of ...

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....nice & quiet place...kinda scarry especially when nearing the airport...flight lower done for landing and all you could see was hills and...suddenly runway out of nowhere... ....do get stares from people as I was probable thought to be burnt Chinesse! ...got a chinesse flute after seeing the man on the street play it beautifully and one stack for sale.. ....tried the flute back in hotel, only air coming out...still trying...

... of other shops we didn't have time to go into.

We were actually there during typhoon season which was interesting as the wind was strong, there was a lot of rain and we were actually lucky to get out of the country seeing as they'd shut down a lot of the surrounding airports... but anyway, my first trip to China was very enjoyable and definately a learning experience on a work and cultural level!

... and the heat very draining. It took me about an hour to adjust and fill myself full of water. Moon Lake (Yue Hu) is beautiful. I slowly made my way around it and found the door ways etc that I had found last night in the fading light. Whilst I was taking a picture I heard someone say, 'that's a beautiful door'. I looked over to find a young foreign guy. He ...

... to head down to Wenzhou and to then grab a bus to Fuzhou and head home. A good twenty or so hours of sitting time over a few days. That ought to do it! BUT....nothing ever works out that way hey! I found out where to catch my bus from and then grabbed a bus across to the East Bus Station. Now how is this for an answer to my thinking of splashing out when I got to Fuzhou and grabbing an expensive hotel (well for me anyhow ...