A good article on travel or living in China‏

Hi,

I was surfing the net last night for Chinese information sites because I am thinking about a web business and I was checking out the competition. I found this excellent article in wikitravel. It is long but it is worth reading. It took me a long time to read it all...maybe two hours? I am not sure. I have experienced about 75-80% of what he talks about and I have sent those experiences home in emails. The only parts I had trouble with were the treatment of foreign teachers and unscrupulous schools with illegal teachers. I may be naive or lucky but I haven't had anything near that kind of experience. I thank my agent, Amanda, for that and also the homework I did before I decided on my first school. I had 8 offers. But I chose a good one. I haven't experienced a bus ride or train ride in rural China yet and I doubt that I will. I have traveled around Eastern China but not the south part yet, which I hear is gorgeous. The west is almost totally rural and mountainous or desert so I am not really interested.

Anyway, he describes life in China very well, from the street food, the spitting, the pushing and shoving, disrespect for minor laws like stop signs, the toilets, the staring; but he also shows Chinese in a good light by their friendliness, willingness to help, great food. It's an essay on China. But, except for the two points that I mentioned, I agree with him. It is worthwhile reading. It gives a great history on China, which I know little about, and lots of helpful hints for me with the Chinese characters and the pinyin. I learned a lot. If you want to have a good description of my daily life in China, this is close. I think my emails are at a most personal level and this is general but it is mighty close by times.

http://wikitravel.org/en/China

Don