One of the first decisions we made in restoring this ancient mansion, was that we … Read More
Chinese New Year Report
Halfway Through Renovations (ish) All is still this morning in our patch of the Wuyuan … Read More
Beam Me Up, Shifu
The Old Enemy In a wooden framed house, termites and leaking water have long been … Read More
In the hands of the master
For any building project, the builders are obviously the meat and gravy to the project. As … Read More
‘In the eyes of the news’
The lovely people at Jiangsu TV caught whiff of the stink we were creating down … Read More
Peeling Back The Layers Of History
A common question we get is ‘Why…this? The village, the falling down house, difficult working … Read More
Look mum, I’m on TV!
Handing over the house from the Jin families to Edward and Selina, the local press … Read More
Rules For Working In The Chinese Countryside
Everything you thought you knew about China is wrong. If you live in China long enough, … Read More