I began to see motorcyclists who had attached computer discs to their back mudflaps, because they made good reflectors. In a place called Xingwuying, locals climbed the Great Wall whenever they wanted to receive a cell phone signal.
The American appetite for loneliness impressed me, and there was something about this solitude that freed conversation. One night at a bar, I met a m… - Peter Hessler
The American appetite for loneliness impressed me, and there was something about this solitude that freed conversation. One night at a bar, I met a m…
- Peter Hessler
Sometimes I thought of the Peace Corps as a reverse refugee organization, displacing all of us lost Midwesterners, and it was probably the only gover… - Peter Hessler
Sometimes I thought of the Peace Corps as a reverse refugee organization, displacing all of us lost Midwesterners, and it was probably the only gover…
I began to see motorcyclists who had attached computer discs to their back mudflaps, because they made good reflectors. In a place called Xingwuying,… - Peter Hessler
I began to see motorcyclists who had attached computer discs to their back mudflaps, because they made good reflectors. In a place called Xingwuying,…
Alan Paul plunges into Chinese life and takes us along for the ride, through vegetable markets, used-car lots, Taoist temples, divey bars, and a beac… - Peter Hessler
Alan Paul plunges into Chinese life and takes us along for the ride, through vegetable markets, used-car lots, Taoist temples, divey bars, and a beac…
In China, much of life involves skirting regulations, and one of the basic truths is that forgiveness comes easier than permission. - Peter Hessler
In China, much of life involves skirting regulations, and one of the basic truths is that forgiveness comes easier than permission.
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