<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Chinese Holidays @ liuzhou.blog-city.com</title><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Chinese Holidays) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 liuzhou.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:23:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Chinese Holidays @ liuzhou.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>UN Recommended Nonsense</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/un.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/un.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 07:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=un</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China does not have any direct equivalent to the UK’s  Advertising Standards Agency or similar organisations in other countries. That is not to say that that there are no regulations. There are. For example, the more ridiculous advertisements on nati<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=un'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>advertising</category><category>united nations</category><category>australia</category><category>international labour day</category><category>exam</category><category>memory</category></item><item><title>Seeing the Light</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lanterns_1.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lanterns_1.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=lanterns%5F1</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last night was the Lantern Festival which is held on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar and which marks the end of the Spring Festival. I took myself off out in the evening.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=lanterns%5F1'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>lantern festival</category><category>spring festival</category><category>lanterns</category><category>fireworks</category></item><item><title>Bucket Kicking Obelisk</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/obelisk.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/obelisk.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=obelisk</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, the locals erected this obelisk  in the least visited part of Liuzhou's pedestrian street. It depicts various scenes from what is meant to be the city's history.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=obelisk'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>liu zongyuan</category><category>history</category><category>obelisk</category><category>chinese new year</category></item><item><title>Happy New Year!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/xinniankuaile.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/xinniankuaile.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=xinniankuaile</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Xin Nian Kuai Le!<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=xinniankuaile'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/obelisk.htm'>Bucket Kicking Obelisk</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/bras.htm'>Good Luck Bras</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/banquet.htm'>Rat Banquet</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/travel_disaster.htm'>Travel Disaster</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/winterlude.htm'>Winterlude</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/so_far_away_from_home.htm'>so far away from home</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/holidays.htm'>"It must be a holiday, there's nobody around"</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>chinese new year</category></item><item><title>New Year&apos;s Eve Dinner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/6feb2008.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/6feb2008.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=6feb2008</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Year's Eve Dinner<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=6feb2008'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>chinese new tear</category><category>dinner</category></item><item><title>Good Luck Bras</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/bras.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/bras.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=bras</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It's New Year's Eve. My neighbours are busy cleaning and preparing food. Or hanging up their red good luck door decorations. Either that or having showers. It is forbidden to wash tomorrow. You would be washing away your good luck.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=bras'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>chinese new year</category><category>good luck</category><category>bra</category><category>bras</category></item><item><title>Singing, Dreaming, Empathetic Rats!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/peta.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/peta.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=peta</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here we are a couple of days away from the Year of the Rat. My friends and neighbours are busy cleaning their houses and hanging up good luck stuff.

In the meantime, the crazies are coming out.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=peta'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/babbler.htm'>Nonggang Babbler</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/flood_video.htm'>Liuzhou Flood Video</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/flood_statistics.htm'>Flood Statistics</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/torch.htm'>Torch Tale</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/nothing.htm'>Nothing was Delivered</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/farmers_games.htm'>Farmers' Games</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/silence.htm'>Liuzhou Mourns</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>rats</category><category>year of the rat</category><category>peta</category><category>lunacy</category></item><item><title>Rat Banquet</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/banquet.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/banquet.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=banquet</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last night, Liuzhou government held a reception to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year - The Year of the Rat. I managed to infiltrate the proceedings.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=banquet'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>government</category><category>chinese new year</category><category>banquet</category><category>rat</category><category>speech</category><category>mayor</category><category>freezing</category><category>cold</category><category>power lines</category><category>electricity</category></item><item><title>Hot air in Freezing China</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hot_air.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hot_air.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hot%5Fair</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The whole country is paralysed by the worst weather in 50+ years. Half a million people trapped in one railway station. Millions more elsewhere.  

But don't worry. The Premier, Wen Jiabao has it all sorted.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hot%5Fair'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/babbler.htm'>Nonggang Babbler</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/flood_video.htm'>Liuzhou Flood Video</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/flood_statistics.htm'>Flood Statistics</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/torch.htm'>Torch Tale</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/nothing.htm'>Nothing was Delivered</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/farmers_games.htm'>Farmers' Games</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/silence.htm'>Liuzhou Mourns</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>winter</category><category>cold</category><category>freezing</category><category>snow</category><category>socialism</category><category>communism</category><category>socialist</category><category>communist</category></item><item><title>Travel Disaster</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/travel_disaster.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/travel_disaster.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=travel%5Fdisaster</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’m sorry to go on about this, but it  is cold. I’m told that this is Guangxi’s coldest winter since 1951. I wasn’t around then. I didn’t exist. So I have to believe them.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=travel%5Fdisaster'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>travel</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>guangxi</category><category>1951</category><category>weather</category><category>cold</category><category>guangzhou</category><category>railway station</category><category>food prices</category><category>banana</category><category>spring festival</category><category>chinese new year</category></item><item><title>Yawn</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/yawn.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/yawn.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yawn</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Random Photograph No. 7<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yawn'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>trains</category><category>cold</category><category>yawn</category></item><item><title>Winterlude</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/winterlude.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/winterlude.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=winterlude</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It could get quiet round this blog for the next week or three. There are various reasons for this.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=winterlude'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/water_writing_man.htm'>Water Writing Man</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/lime.htm'>Lime</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>liuzhou</category><category>cold</category><category>weather</category><category>spring festival</category><category>chinese new year</category><category>rat</category><category>pig</category><category>pork</category></item><item><title>so far away from home</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/so_far_away_from_home.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/so_far_away_from_home.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=so%5Ffar%5Faway%5Ffrom%5Fhome</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As ever at this time of year, China is on the move or about to be.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=so%5Ffar%5Faway%5Ffrom%5Fhome'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>trains</category><category>railway</category><category>spring festival</category><category>chinese new year</category></item><item><title>&quot;It must be a holiday, there&apos;s nobody around&quot;</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/holidays.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/holidays.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=holidays</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["It must be a holiday, there's nobody around," sings Dylan in "Highlands". He clearly wasn't thinking about China. Here holidays mean everyone is around. The whole place is chaos. It is best to hide away at home.

But it looks like we are having a<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=holidays'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>holidays</category><category>may day</category><category>spring festival</category><category>chinese new year</category><category>national day</category><category>mao</category><category>qingming</category><category>tomb sweeping festival</category><category>duanwu</category><category>dragon boat festival</category><category>mid autumn festival</category><category>festival</category><category>mooncakes</category></item><item><title>Liuzhou Roast Duck</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/duck.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/duck.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=duck</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are many favourite local duck recipes and dishes. Beer duck is a local favourite, for example. And duck hotpot is popular in the winter. I have even been known to make the occasional duck dish myself.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=duck'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>swimming</category><category>duck</category><category>hunting</category><category>chinese food</category></item><item><title>Never ending or beginning, on an ever spinning wheel as the images unwind</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/windmills.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/windmills.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=windmills</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In order to keep the locals amused during the holiday week, Liuzhou has organised a "Windmill "Festival".<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=windmills'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>windmill</category><category>festival</category></item><item><title>Tear gas blues</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/tear_gas.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/tear_gas.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tear%5Fgas</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The local cops have been impressing the citizens. At least, that's what they say. A couple of days ago, on the first day of the holiday, to celebrate, they proudly rode their shiny new motorcycles around the main shopping area while looking suitably<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tear%5Fgas'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>cops</category><category>police</category><category>tear gas</category><category>guns</category><category>propaganda</category></item><item><title>Finger Talking</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/finger_talking.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/finger_talking.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=finger%5Ftalking</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are at the beginning of a week long holiday to celebrate China's National Day and, of course, it is necessary to wish all your friends a good holiday and to contact them to arrange to meet up for some shopping trips.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=finger%5Ftalking'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/babbler.htm'>Nonggang Babbler</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/flood_video.htm'>Liuzhou Flood Video</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/flood_statistics.htm'>Flood Statistics</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/torch.htm'>Torch Tale</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/nothing.htm'>Nothing was Delivered</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/farmers_games.htm'>Farmers' Games</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/silence.htm'>Liuzhou Mourns</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>national day</category><category>telephone</category><category>sms</category><category>cell phone</category><category>mobile phone</category><category>fingers</category><category>strain</category><category>rsi</category></item><item><title>China&apos;s 58th Birthday Party</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/national_day.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/national_day.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=national%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Happy Birthday China.Today is the 58th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples&#39; Republic when Mao stood on the wall of Tiananmen and declared the republic.To celebrate, as they do every year, the local government held a banquet.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=national%5Fday'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>national day</category><category>mao</category><category>banquet</category><category>noise</category><category>menu</category></item><item><title>Two Birthdays</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/confucius.htm</guid><link>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/confucius.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=confucius</comments><dc:creator>liuzhou</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, a wild time ensued last night. I went to a birthday party. Confucius was celebrating his 2558th.<p><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=confucius'>Leave Comment</a></p><p>Related Entries:</p><ul><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/hedong.htm'>One Hundred Li Liujiang One Hundred Li Picture Gallery</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/dinner_1.htm'>Dinner Time #1</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/taxi_subsidies.htm'>Taxi Subsidies</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/name.htm'>What's In A Name?</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/motor_meltdown.htm'>Motor Meltdown</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/falling_down_sideways.htm'>Falling Down Sideways</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/10yuan.htm'>Missing Mao</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/mr_iron.htm'>Mr Iron</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/shanghai.htm'>How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish.</a></li><li><a href='http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/jobs.htm'>Geez a Joab!</a></li></ul>]]></description><category>china</category><category>liuzhou</category><category>confucius</category><category>kongzi</category><category>national day</category><category>mao</category><category>1949</category></item></channel></rss>