Comments on: Welcome to China. Please avoid the falling chandelier… http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/ Patent Pending blog Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Adam Minter http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-15 Adam Minter Tue, 13 May 2008 00:55:03 +0000 http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-15 Thomas - Greetings from Shanghai. I hope you made it through your first Chinese earthquake okay. Just a quick note. You write that Chengdu "is an area that very few Western journalists get to see." Who or what gave you THAT impression??? Foreign journalists have been traveling in and out of Chengdu - and the regions around it - for decades. Without problems. And I write that from experience (I've been on assignment in the region for Scientific American and the Los Angeles Times). In light of the Tibetan protests last month, some of the area has been rendered off-limits. But not Chengdu. In fact, during the protests, Chengdu was where many journalists camped out. Good luck with your trip. Adam Thomas -

Greetings from Shanghai. I hope you made it through your first Chinese earthquake okay.

Just a quick note. You write that Chengdu “is an area that very few Western journalists get to see.”

Who or what gave you THAT impression??? Foreign journalists have been traveling in and out of Chengdu - and the regions around it - for decades. Without problems.

And I write that from experience (I’ve been on assignment in the region for Scientific American and the Los Angeles Times).

In light of the Tibetan protests last month, some of the area has been rendered off-limits. But not Chengdu. In fact, during the protests, Chengdu was where many journalists camped out.

Good luck with your trip.

Adam

]]> By: fuwah http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-14 fuwah Mon, 12 May 2008 18:06:28 +0000 http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-14 Have fun la! Apparently some HKers are missing in that area, hopefully you can find them and report to RTHK! Be careful ok la! Have fun la! Apparently some HKers are missing in that area, hopefully you can find them and report to RTHK! Be careful ok la!

]]> By: Terry Prill http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-13 Terry Prill Mon, 12 May 2008 16:46:13 +0000 http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-13 Last October, we were in Chengdu for 2 days while we waited for our travel visas to Tibet. Despite the "overcast" pollution filled skies, we very much enjoyed our stay in Chengdu. As we progressed from Beijing to Chengdu, I realized the further we got away from Beijing I found the people to speak not as indoctrinated as near the capital. This is a very tragic event for this rich history filled area of China. Last October, we were in Chengdu for 2 days while we waited for our travel visas to Tibet. Despite the “overcast” pollution filled skies, we very much enjoyed our stay in Chengdu. As we progressed from Beijing to Chengdu, I realized the further we got away from Beijing I found the people to speak not as indoctrinated as near the capital. This is a very tragic event for this rich history filled area of China.

]]> By: appalled http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-12 appalled Mon, 12 May 2008 15:53:10 +0000 http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/pending/2008/05/12/welcome-to-china-please-avoid-the-falling-chandelier/#comment-12 Not one to write comments on any blogs, I felt this incredible urge to write something when I read your blog. 900 children trapped under the rubbel and 7800 people pronounced dead so far, your only concern is "I hope we can go, since this is an area that very few Western jounalists get to see". Maybe you should say I hope I can go, so I can help recover bodies or feed the survivors, or help the injured. Maybe you should fall to your knees and thank the good lord that you were not there when this happened. Your poor attempt @ humor, total ignorance and lack of compassion in the face of such a tragedy gives new meaning to the word selfish. Not one to write comments on any blogs, I felt this incredible urge to write something when I read your blog.

900 children trapped under the rubbel and 7800 people pronounced dead so far, your only concern is “I hope we can go, since this is an area that very few Western jounalists get to see”. Maybe you should say I hope I can go, so I can help recover bodies or feed the survivors, or help the injured. Maybe you should fall to your knees and thank the good lord that you were not there when this happened. Your poor attempt @ humor, total ignorance and lack of compassion in the face of such a tragedy gives new meaning to the word selfish.

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