In a land of such overwhelming greatness, the expanse of the Great Wall, a population of billions, the golden 64-foot Buddha of the Ling-Yin Temple, the rising skyline along the river in Shanghai, it has been the smaller details that have impressed me the most on this trip. The curve in a rock from many worn steps as we climbed the Great Wall. The toothless grin of a woman selling five different kinds of rice. The incense permeated air gently guiding the prayer flags as they flutter in the wind. The faint sound of the river lapping at the shore as we walked along the Bund in Shanghai last night. All of these things and more encourage me to return again to China. Olympic games 2008 anyone?
--- Ali Semon
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