Exercise

It is hard for many of us to understand the population density which exists in major cities in China. That is one of the reasons parks are so popular in China. I frequently walk through parks there and enjoy watching the people utilizing the space. One of my favorite...

A Walk in the Park

One of the things the children at the special needs orphanage in China supported by Global Partners in Life enjoy the most when I take a group there to visit, is going to the park. We actually have two options of where to take the children to play, and I think I know...

Versatility

Today I want to share with you the wide range of uses of the parks in China. With the population density that cities have in China, it is good to see how so many people use and enjoy the opportunities offered by even the smallest of parks. My wife and I don’t have any...

Gunagqi Park

There is a lovely park in the middle of downtown Shanghai called Guangqi Park.  Guangqi Xu was a famous scholar, and he was born to a poor farming family in Shanghai in 1562.  His father was somehow able to pay for his son to go to school, and at the age of 19,...

The Black Squirrel of China

A friend of mine in a large city in China was thinking about starting a non-profit like I have done, so he wanted to know if we could meet and talk about the process. Since it was a nice day, we met in a park. That is where I realized how much of a sheltered life I...