Chinese Takeaway

Charlotte Narboni
Sep 8, 2018 · 10 min read
Shanghai World Trade Center, 97th Floor Observatory

I’m not talking about Chinese takeout . . . Choose one from Column A, one from Column B, et cetera . . . I’m referring to a Westerner’s encounter with that immense Asian country, a national land mass that is the fourth largest in the world. How do you “see” China in a five-day visit? You don’t. You get fleeting impressions, you learn new things; you encounter strangeness your Western mind has never considered. As you leave, you realize, often with regret…

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