tomgpalmer.com: Guangzhou, Shenzhen

January 3, 2008

I’ve had a busy time, and today is my first day with some relaxation (but still lots to do).

I got to visit some very impressive private schools in Guangdong, as well as a quite touching private orphanage.

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Chengdu Shopping Strip

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The First Courses at a Sichuan Restaurant

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The Entrepreneurial Director of a Private School
Chain With Pupils

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The Director with Children at an Orphanage He
Supports (During Nap Time)

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Celebratory Firecrackers at a Buddhist Temple in the
Mountains of Guangdong

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The Pearl River through Guangzhou on New Year’s Eve

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A Visit to a Chinese Think Tank (Beneath the
Sculpture of “Thinking Human”)

Posted by Tom Palmer at January 3, 2008 1:18 AM | TrackBack

Comments

Would love to hear more about those private schools.. Hope you plan on writing a lot when you come back. :)

Cheers
Deane.

Posted by: Deane at January 3, 2008 3:19 AM

do you have a picture of the statue 'thinking man' that was behind you in one photo?

Posted by: Barry at January 5, 2008 4:35 PM

Here's a photo, Barry...

Posted by: Tom G. Palmer at January 6, 2008 10:12 AM