China

Published in Justsaygo.com
October 2001
"Once inside the temple gardens I could forget the millions of people not far away, I could block out the deafening clank of old vehicles with their polluting clouds of exhaust fumes, and I could ignore the strong stench of rotting garbage alongside the roads....more"

Published in Justsaygo.com
November 2001
"......Wen Ping translated: "He's a Chinese medicine doctor, showing and selling a special new machine that helps with diagnosis." The "machine" looked a bit like a large pencil that runs over the hand and fingers detecting various pressure points and spots... more"

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