China Elevator Stories
by Ruth Silbermayr-Song
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“These conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always well-written and indicative of what living in China is truly like. This is social and cultural commentary in its purest form.”
China City Links
“Here’s a blogger whose point of view differs from other bloggers, because she doesn’t just limit herself to words. Ruth’s China is as a colorful mosaic of illustrations, drawings, pictures and words; a joyful voyage combining art, technology and the one-of-a-kind approach of a very talented young lady, who made China her home. China Elevator Stories is one of the most unique blogs about China.”
Chinese Tools
Knocked Up Abroad Again: Baby bumps, twists, and turns around the globe (anthology by Lisa ferland)
Twenty-five women experience both love and heartbreak as they bring their babies into this crazy beautiful world.
Imagine receiving a kit in the mail with everything you’ll need for your Dutch midwife to safely deliver your baby at home. Imagine overhearing the nurses in China talking bluntly about your medical status because they don’t think you understand Chinese. Imagine giving birth to your three children in three different countries, each with unique approaches, superstitions, and medical practices.
Chapter 10: You should have a baby boy (by Ruth Silbermayr-Song)
many children in china suffer parental alienation by a grandparent
Unlike the EU, China does not recognize that parental alienation is a form of domestic abuse.
taking a city child to the countryside – a different kind of culture shock
As my son and I leave on the plane from Beijing, we leave behind chaotic streets, buoyant markets, the shrill echo of Chinese, and one high-rise compound after the other.
northeast china’s road less traveled: visiting the north korean border near ji’an
We follow the Yalu River and catch sight of North Korea’s sixth largest city, Manpo.
“what are you harvesting?”
I come across a woman working in the rice paddies at Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces.
TRAVELING CHINA
From Yunnan's mountaintops to Northeast China's plains - pre Covid, travel in China was both easy and enjoyable.
