Blog Archives - Page 7 of 12

2023-05-23

May 23, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 9) By Simon J. Lau I made it to Wuhan! It’s a historic city and has briefly served...

2023-05-22

May 22, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 8) By Simon J. Lau I returned to Beijing for a night, as a transit stop before leaving...

2023-05-21

May 21, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 7) By Simon J. Lau I spent time exploring the morning street market. Unlike the night market, the...

2023-05-20

May 20, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 6) By Simon J. Lau I visited Putuo Zongcheng Temple and Puning Temple, which are part of what...

2023-05-19

May 19, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 5) By Simon J. Lau Chengde, a mountain city, was the former summer residence for Qing dynasty emperors...

2023-05-18

May 18, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 4) By Simon J. Lau I had the pleasure of meeting Kou Aizhe, a renowned podcast producer behind...

2023-05-17

May 17, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 3) By Simon J. Lau I visited Beijing’s 798 Art District. I’ve been to 798 before, but after...

2023-05-16

May 16, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 2) By Simon J. Lau My first day in Beijing, and to get over jet lag and get...

2023-05-15

May 15, 2023 Mandarin Immersion (Part 1) By Simon J. Lau I kicked off the start of my 6-week Mandarin immersion trip last weekend....

2023-04-26

April 26, 2023 Baja Bound 2023 (Part 22) By Simon J. Lau Today, I ended my trip the same way it began, in Tecate....