Three Weeks in China

I just returned from a trip to China, spending two days in Beijing and over two weeks in Qinghai Province in Western China, which is high (The major city, Xining, is at an elevation of 7,200 feet) on the Tibetan Plateau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai.  This province is heavily populated and influenced by Tibetan Buddhist, Muslim, Tu and Mongolian minority groups.  It is a gateway to Tibet.

This was my first trip to the Peoples Republic of China and I'm still processing all of the sights, interactions and perspectives.  I've seen the most technologically advanced cities ( Beijing is by far the largest city I've seen - and I live in Chicago and have been to New York and London) and yet poor rural areas in which grain is harvested by hand.  Mud houses with satellite dishes.  Shepherds with motorbikes.  People with cell phones who may have never used a land line.

I attended the World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai, China as a guest of the Qinghai Provincial government and television station and was deeply impressed by the sincerity, skill and culture of the Chinese people.  Yet, I'm not sure what to write about.

Would you like to play a role in the evolution of this blog?  If so, feel free to ask about any aspect of my trip!