China has invested tremendous amounts of money in high-speed rail. It currently links major metropolitan hubs including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wu Xi, Nanjing and Beijing. The train above is called Harmony and is the one that I take when traveling between Nanjing and Shanghai. The trains are new, convenient, relatively cheap, comfortable, crowded and, of course, fast.
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I began to take formal piano lessons at about age 10. As I wrote in an earlier entry, it was due to the association with the boy choir and with its director Jim, that I and my parents were able … Continue reading
Singing in the boy choir meant being excused from class in order to sing funerals, special masses, and to occasionally travel to other events throughout the diocese. The choir would, for example, sing at graduations, installations, confirmations, holy communion, and … Continue reading
The main concert hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Center is the home of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. It also hosts many great ensembles from around China and around the world. I have performed here with the Hong Kong … Continue reading