Chronicling one ordinary Chinese family’s lives in extraordinary timesTumblr (3.0; @thezhus)http://thezhus.tumblr.com/I know I haven’t posted here in a while. The reason for that is that I’ve actually...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/5563881924http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/5563881924Mon, 16 May 2011 22:04:08 -0400I haven’t posted to this blog in a couple weeks. One of the reasons for that is that...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/4551075828http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/4551075828Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:45:41 -0400Guangzhou A few days ago, I was poking around in the iTunes Store for something new to add to the collection...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3640892580http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3640892580Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:13:00 -0500About ChinaGuangzhou When you’re talking about GDP. Check out this neat interactive graphic from The Economist...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3490100915http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3490100915Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:51:52 -0500About ChinaIn the NewsSee and download the full gallery on posterous I haven’t done one of these “Meet the...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3444327614http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3444327614Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:04:43 -0500Family via itdp.org I knew there was a reason I was impressed with the public transportation in my...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3049183389http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/3049183389Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:37:00 -0500GuangzhouIn the News Rice paddies in Guangdong Province (photo by pawightm) I sat down for another two-hour session...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/2542757330http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/2542757330Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:01:30 -0500FamilyResearch My research on 1980s Guangzhou led me to the discovery of a 1984 Chinese film called Yamaha Fish...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/2132837384http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/2132837384Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:54:44 -0500About ChinaGuangzhouThe previous excerpt I translated from the book of interviews with pioneers in Guangzhou’s...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1592485480http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1592485480Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:59:29 -0500About ChinaGuangzhouI’ve started doing some research into China, and specifically Guangzhou, in the early to mid...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1530981906http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1530981906Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:58:11 -0500About ChinaGuangzhouAfter being away in England for almost three weeks in late September, I’m slowly getting back...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1397742063http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1397742063Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:02:33 -0400About China via chinadigitaltimes.net I grew up in Guangdong Province, which has the highest GDP in China....http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1121551517http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/1121551517Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:55:00 -0400About ChinaI’m currently reading a book about the education system in China from 1960 to 1980. It kind of...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/958601512http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/958601512Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:33:00 -0400About ChinaResearchI’ve come across a couple news tidbits about the Chinese language in the past week or two that...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/873336643http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/873336643Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:42:46 -0400GuangzhouSorry for the prolonged inactivity on this blog for the last month. I’ve been distracted by...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/831889348http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/831889348Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:46:39 -0400About ChinaAunt Yanxian is the third oldest of my grandparents’ eight children. Like her two older...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/703079143http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/703079143Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:55:00 -0400FamilyDuring my last chat with my Dad for the book, he sketched out the layout for the house he lived in...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/673413095http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/673413095Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:58:00 -0400FamilyShilongAfter being sidetracked from working on the book for the last two or three weeks, I finally found...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/629163477http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/629163477Mon, 24 May 2010 17:43:53 -0400FamilyGrandfather via smashingmagazine.com I came across this nice look at Chinese calligraphy tonight. It brought...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/615149450http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/615149450Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:46 -0400Uncle Zhaohua is the second oldest of my grandparents’ eight children and the oldest son. That...http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/572389071http://thezhus.tumblr.com/post/572389071Tue, 04 May 2010 22:35:00 -0400Family