#villagelife

David R. Stroup

Feb 3, 201612 min read

A wedding day in the rural Hui Heartland: my visit to Tongxin County

The mini-bus roared down the highway. Somehow, these things have the universal quality of being rickety. The frame of the vehicle, (a...

David R. Stroup

Dec 20, 201515 min read

Two views of a wedding in a suburban Hui village

Friday morning, the 18th of December, 2015. 6AM: Groping around in the darkness of the room, the cell phone was hard to find. At this...

David R. Stroup

Nov 10, 201510 min read

A visit to Jinan's urban countryside

As the cab driver slowed down, and pulled over to the side of the one-lane road, I understood immediately what was going on. We were...

China at the Crossroads: