I have decided to stay in China for a 2nd year, so this means that I was permitted to keep my apartment through the summer. For the first part of the summer, I spent lots of time studying Chinese, and traveling locally. The second part of summer was spent traveling around the northeastern part of China. In one months time, I visited several cities in five provinces. I have seen many interesting things. I visited the city of Dandong 丹东 which is in Liaoning 辽宁 Province. It was right after they experienced a really bad flood. Because of the flood, there were limitations as to what I could do. I stood on a boardwalk and looked across the yalu river 鸭绿江, which was far narrower than I expected. I was able to see North Korea, the land that is so forbidden for Americans. I then visited the Friendship Bridge, walked to the end of it, and looking through binoculars, I was able to see North Korean people doing day to day tasks. I was hoping to take a boat ride to the banks of the North Korean side, but I was unable to on account of the recent flooding.
Many of the places I visited this summer were interesting, perhaps I may make additional comments about my trip in future entries, but for now, I want to stop. On the 25th, I will have lived in China for one year. I want to make a detailed entry describing my impressions after a years time.
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