Category Archives: Zhejiang Province

Suichang Part I: A Tea Farm, and my Brief Celebrity as a Local Waitress

Posted on January 11, 2014 by elenakayes

For my next 2010 field visit (following Julie’s family in Jiangsu province), I contacted a family that was running a large-scale tea farm; at least, definitely larger than the standard ‘noodle plots’ that rural families are allocated through the village … Continue reading →

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Liangzhu Village: I was the Ring Bearer in a Chinese Wedding

Posted on October 6, 2013 by elenakayes

In sync with my habit of figuring things out as I go, I woke up early Tuesday morning to ‘baidu’ (China’s ‘google’ equivalent) the address of the farm I had made plans to visit in Liangzhu  (良渚) village. I had … Continue reading →

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Shimen Village

Posted on September 29, 2013 by elenakayes

For my first rural field visit this time around, my field advisor (and previous professor when I was here with the China Center), Liu Wei, offered me the opportunity to tag along with this year’s class of China Center students … Continue reading →

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The Beginning! (for real)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by elenakayes

I made it! I left on Sept 1st and arrived in Hangzhou on the 3rd. The 2nd was my (and my twin’s!) 25th birthday. I slept through most of it, which has become my post-23 preferred method of celebrating anyway. … Continue reading →

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