The report on the Silk Road Tour is finished. We returned to Guangzhou, braved the metro (subway) from the airport by ourselves, and then walked the 25 minutes to our apartment. Walking onto the campus was like "coming home." The campus was quiet, tidy and peaceful. A flashing police light came up behind us and it was a security man on his bike. He was just making his rounds. We were happy to be home, even with the instant humidity that greeted us.
Today in class the students were excited about the first Chinese Nobel Prize Winner for Literature. They were sincerely happy and "happy for China," as they said. His name is Mo Yan, which is a pen name. He is popular in China, so the reports say, but my students had not read his work. He writes social commentary, often in the form of epic historical novels. He has been influenced by the famous past author, Lu Xun, but he also encourages students to read world literature. That gives all you readers two authors to investigate, Mo Yan and Lu Xun.
Here are two bicycle photos. One was taken because it was the first time we had spotted a helmut. The second one is of a nice family that said we could take their picture. It is a common scene and the photo was taken in Dunhuang.
Sorry, the helmet photo is gone and so you have Don at the Crescent Moon Lake oasis, with a modern twist to it!
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