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To: TobagoJack who wrote (26019)	12/12/2002 12:18:57 AM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 74559

hehe, Jay, I am really envy you! ShiJiaZhuang, now it is just about the time for having XueHuaLi (Pear). How am I longing for those pears! juicy, sweet, and huge. here in the US, there is no any of that kind of pears. Occationally, there is TianJin pear in Asian food store. Yeah, generally speaking, Northern Chinese are not as business-savvy as southern Chinese, I think you must have known that. So northern cities are not developed nearly as fast as the cities in the southern part of China. >>A guess from rumors, the powers that be may be thinking that main line religions are preferable to voodoo cults.<< LOL And wish you have a nice Xmas.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (26019)	12/12/2002 12:28:37 AM
From: Scott Bergquist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Jay, recall that the first 19th century trader-Westerners that gained an audience with the emperor of China tried to impress the imperial court with an array of fanciful clocks, with cunning mechanisms. "All this to know "What time is it?" I just need to look at the sun, and I know!!" Obviously, not well received! The Chinese wanted gold and silver. The British finally came up with ...! Opium! as a trade good. China churns out every imaginable consumer good for export. What can the West offer back? Anything tangible? What do you see in your travels?