China Revisited

My first visit to China and Beijing was in 1985, four years before the episode we all remember which played out at Tianamen Square in 1989.  As I stood in the center of the square with S. yesterday, I had flashbacks to my experiences over the last twenty-five years.  I thought it might be worthwhile, even interesting to recount some of them for you as a prelude to the blogs I intend to post during and after our current trip as tourists to the Middle Kingdom.  It’s worth while to note that the literal translation of Tianamen is Gate of Heavenly Peace or sometimes, mandate from Heaven.  I guess the gods will never leave us alone, even in China. 1.  My first...