Jinan's Famed Baotu Springs

While in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, we went to one of the three most famous tourist attractions in the town: a 3,500 year storied natural spring, called Baotu Spring. I wasn’t really sure why my assistant Mia was so excited about what she referred...
Jinan's Bus Rapid Transport

Jinan's Bus Rapid Transport

While in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province and only 1.5 hours from Beijing by high-speed rail, I ran across their Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. I didn’t even realize that Jinan had BRT (but let’s be honest, I didn’t even know or think about...
"The heaviest rain in six decades"

"The heaviest rain in six decades"

On Saturday, we were stranded in Xi’an due to “the heaviest rain in six decades” to hit Beijing. In some places, rain was as high as 4 meters, and 37 people were killed.  It is extremely fortuitous that I made a last-minute decision to cancel our...

Xi'an: Mantras for Environmental Monitoring

Yesterday, I met with the Xi’an Environmental Monitoring Center in Shaanxi Province. My interview strategy has generally been to reach out to the provincial Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs) as well as to the Environmental Monitoring Centers (EMCs) to...
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