When China's dead pig problem bubbled to the surface in Shanghai's rivers last week, I wasn't surprised. Every meal I ate in China last October and November featured some part of a pig. On the one night when a flavorful white meat swam in a soupy broth, I thought we'd hit chicken pay dirt until the... Continue Reading →
Hope for a good luck horse
The boys took turns staring at the restless ponies pulling at the damp grass and the impatient girls hiding from the cold rain. The air smelled of wet earth, cotton candy and fried pork. Children laughed and jumped in the inflatable tent, and the adults lifted their voices in warning only when a water buffalo... Continue Reading →
Reflections of China
A shopkeeper's mirror in Kaili, China, tells the story of the Sunday market and eventually becomes the story as locals try to discover what is so special about a piece of chipped glass.
A dust town story
A dust town story from Brightjourneys on Vimeo.
