Missionaries don't bother me much, unless they're proselytizing on the job as teachers. Nobody 'drags' people to church. I've never heard of Islamic proselytization in China (no doubt there is some, as there is some Christian proselytization, on the sly) which would excite the authorities much more than Christian proselytization would do. Muslim proselytization is not the same as terrorism carried out by Muslims. And what harm do foreigners with student visas who teach English on the sly do? Note that many modern scientific medicine and medical facilities in China, as well as schools and universities, were founded by Christian missionary organizations.
Mid-Autumn Festival, China's harvest celebration
Posted byBrilliance of classical Chinese for poetry: 20 Chinese characters, how many English words? How many letters? All those Indo-European articles, prepositions, verb endings, even pronouns (the person could be anyone, including the reader) - unnecessary.
Mid-Autumn Festival, China's harvest celebration
Posted byIn obvious fact an adaptation of Li Bai's concise poem.
Buddhist mountaineers: The Bulang of Xishuangbanna
Posted byLot of lumping went on to create the 56 official 'nationalities' (minzu) of China back in the early-mid 50s.
Saving ancient Tibetan scrolls discovered in Shangri-la
Posted byThanks for this one - sounds like a large, extremely interesting source.
New Kunming hospital to spearhead provincial heart health drive
Posted byGood.