Teacher in China

A bas-relief adorning a non-descript wall on a busy street leading to the countryside.

Modern equipment housed in leaf-covered huts, but make no mistake: China is continuing to build, infrastructure, apartments, you name it, and above all: the party. 

Is it the real estate bubble ? Is it weakening demand from Europe and the US ? Despite all the clearly visible problems, it seems unlikely that China's advance will be derailed by major events outside the middle kingdom. In this light the stony road a head looks ... less stony and more solid. 

The Star of Nanchang opened May 2006, having cost $7.3 million to build. For 22 months it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world before Singapore opened its 165-meter (compared to 160 meter in Nanchang) tall Singapore flyer on March 1, 2008

Nanchang university offers degrees not only in fashion design but also in fashion modeling. What a smart combination and interesting topic of conversation: "My first semester for my master degree I had to totally relearn how to swing my hips and second semester I nearly flunked my "Lascivious Looks" seminar. Fortunately my grades in "Makeup in Marxism-Leninism" helped me.