The Road to China

Chapter 23:

Photo Album #4

	Mother and Daughter in countryside.
	The Joy Luck Club.
	Man and pole.
	2 uncles.
	Delivery bike at dusk.
	A performance space in Chao Yang park.
	Central Square in Huan Dao.
	A corner of a room.
	Boy playing pool.
	3-wheeled cargo / taxi driver.
	Studying in a dorm.
x	He had no idea what his hat said.
	Baby in Hainan.
	An old beggar hanging out in front of one of the 5-star hotels.
	Everybody smokes here.
	Stop Sign.
	The sticks.
	Traditional Chinese Dresses.
	Reflection.

And that, my friends, is the end of my travelogue, and I must say this has been quite an adventure!  My six-month journey is at its end; and I reluctantly say goodbye to this remarkable country and return to the land of wasteful, arrogant, lazy, imperialist, over-entertained whiners who still think of China as "Red China" of the 1960's, and not the humble economic powerhouse that it is rapidly becoming.  (Note: Okay, I was exaggerating about the characteristics of Americans, but really, that is how we are sometimes perceived by other countries.)  I know I will be back; there is ample opportunity here and the world (especially the U.S.) needs more ambassadors.  I would not mind filling that role.

"Yours Truly, Gary Friedman"

February 20, 2004

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