This article was first published at JustOneOpinion.com on January 27, 2009. It is presented here in exactly the same text and format for the readers of my own site. – Chi Newman

China is a vast country in Asia, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Many of China’s largest cities are along the east coast, where the land is low and flat, and easy to plant rice in the paddies, rice being the main staple in China. Farther inland, snow capped mountains tower over the landscape. China’s major rivers are the Yangtze and Hwang He, which is also called the Yellow river. They both flow eastward into the sea.

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Welcome to my new website and blog.  I am looking forward to having all of my friends to keep in touch and to visit this site from time to time.

I plan on sharing stories from my book, Farewell, My Beijing: The Long Journey from China to Tucson, as well as new ones.  I’ll let you know what I am up to and what my friends and I are doing.

I’ll also let you know how my book is selling and share some reviews and testimonials that I’ve received about it.

I am also contributing articles to JustOneOpinion.com, a journal style website with lots of news articles and opinion pieces.  I have permission to post my articles here as well, so be sure to check in and read them.  Please feel free to add your own comments as well.  I’d love to know what you think.