This morning we were whisked away to the 'Jade Buddha Temple', a place of significant religious value for many people in China. Naturally, we were led straight away to the gift shop (I have come to note that everything is about making money here - in any way, shape or form). Luckily for us, the gift shop was just beautiful; two floors of jade tr...

You Know You've Lived in China Too Long When... 1. You're at an expensive western restaurant and don't even notice the guy at the next table yelling into his cell phone 2. You enjoy karaoke 3. You walk backwards in the park listening to a transistor radio 4. The China Daily is your source for hard hitting, fast breaking, investigative journalism...