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Tag Archives: dafen
Mature Vinegar &Dumplings
I live in Dafen ‘Oil Painting Village.’ I often remark to David what fun it is to live here because we’re ‘surrounded’ by art–supplies, paint, brushes, finished art, trashed art, defaced art, copy art, art. To which David scoffs because … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Chinese cuisine, Chinese food, dafen, Dafen Oil Painting Village, David Lu, dongbei cai, dumplings, growing up, ShenZhen, vegan, village, vinegar
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4 months later…
Last week I flew into Hong Kong. Never take a 16 hour flight/always take a 16 hour flight. Reason: Grueling, positively grueling, even the unlimited Courvoisier I was able to drink for free would not put me to sleep. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhist, Chinese culture, dafen, David Lu, flights, Hong Kong, longhua, ShenZhen, sky limo, vegan, vegetarian
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the Family who Adopted me.
There I was sitting in my artist’s studio watching my friends get inscriptions with a needle when my phone rang. My landlady was calling. Something about a friend’s daughter who wanted to see my apartment and learn English. I said … Continue reading