Monthly Archives: December 2016

Panda FLASHBACK

Posted on December 6, 2016 by d4vid

I can’t believe I never got around to posting this!  On our trip to Dujiangyan, Debbie and I visited a Panda research facility.               

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Thinking

Posted on December 3, 2016 by d4vid

There was one artist at M50 that Debbie and I especially enjoyed, a charming local artist named 韦萍 (Wei Ping, but goes by “Sunny” in English) who does large scale portraiture (and some landscapes) using the words “stop thinking” handwritten over … Continue reading →

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Art II

Posted on December 3, 2016 by d4vid

There is a complex of art galleries called M50 just north of where my apartment is in Jing’an.  I’d never heard of it. The reclaimed industrial space alternated between official galleries and graffiti art.    This collection reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Megatall

Posted on December 3, 2016 by d4vid

Safely back in Shanghai after Tibet, Debbie & I went to the (recently opened) observation deck at the new Shanghai Tower.  Looking down on the “bottle opener building” — which had been the tallest building when I first came to … Continue reading →

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Philately

Posted on December 1, 2016 by d4vid

We went to the post office.  They were out of stamps.  The post office was out of stamps.  Seriously.

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