Xi Jinping is giving a lot of thought to his people’s future – and the future of Planet Earth into the 21st century. (Image by Tavis Coburn The New Yorker) Join Jeff for his 44 Days Radio Sinoland Show. He discusses news and events about China, at home and around the world –…
Join Jeff for his first Radio Sinoland Show. He discusses news and events about China that you almost never see and hear behind the Great Western Firewall. In this program, Jeff talks about the International Space Station (ISS), Russia as China’s indomitable ally, in the face of American Empire, China’s just concluded National…
Join Jeff in Beijing for his Radio Sinoland Show. He discusses news and events about China, at home and around the world – information you almost never see and hear behind the Great Western Firewall. China is way too important to not have an insider’s perspective on how its leaders and people are shaping…
New Year’s fireworks from our 10th floor apartment window. (image by Jeff J. Brown) It is a tradition in China for the people to light fireworks for New Year’s at midnight. It’s genesis is to scare off evil spirits to bode for a prosperous new year. Our neighborhood is Kangying Jiayuan, Chaoyangqu, Beijing, which is…
19-year old Xi Jinping, in 1972, visiting his family in Beijing, from his Cultural Revolution education in rural Shaanxi Province (image from book, The Governance of China, by Xi Jinping, and Photoshopped by Jeff J. Brown). Check out my newest book…
Jeff hamming it up on his way down the Canshan Mountains, above Dali, Yunnan. No matter how hard he tried, the stranger Jeff asked to take his picture could not hold the camera steady! What an incredible, 12,000km journey to tell, 44 Days. Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J….
One of the magnificent locations in Red Rock Canyon, in Chishui, Guizhou. Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel and cultural highlights from his book and journey, 44 Days Backpacking in China. This podcast covers his journey across…
In the huge covered, outdoor market in Chishui, a dentist sets up shop and performs a wide variety of dental needs and operations, for all the world to see. Open wide! Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel…
Fabulous late night traveling circus in Nayong, Guizhou, complete with magicians, Punch and Judy puppets, Chinese song and dance. Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel and cultural highlights from his book and journey, 44 Days Backpacking in…