Tag: Chinese railway journeys
Chinese Family History: Trains, Journeys, Exile & Resilience
So, I met up with this really smart dude, Wang Meng, for tea at a café in Beijing back in 2009. We were chatting about his views on the Chinese government, and he dropped...
Chinese Family History: Trains, Exile, and Railway Journeys
I have always had a fondness for trains since I was a child. Beijing Railway Station, a Soviet-style landmark constructed in 1959, was a prominent sight near my apartment. The station was visible from...