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  • From: "wenshidi@yahoo.co.uk" <wenshidi@yahoo.co.uk>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Amazonian Mushroom Eats Indestructible Plastics
  • Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:21:03 +0000 (GMT)

--- On Tue, 2/7/12, Lawrence F. London, Jr. <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I am glad that you were not too offended to come back with a
> reply.

And I too am pleased that we can keep this discussion friendly.

Most
> of us are open minded and interested in your knowledge of
> Chinese and Tibetan culture.

Thank you. I do not claim any expertise but I just wanted to share my
experiences.
For a long time I was very anti Han on this subject, especially the way that
they portrayed Tibetans in the media, but it was only meeting Tibetans that I
realised that myths sometimes have their links to truth.
>
> I have always been curious about who you are and what you
> do
> and why you have spent so much time in the Orient. Could you
> give us a
> little background on your work and travels?

I have lived in Asia for about twenty years, about half of my life.
These have included long stints in Korea and Thailand but I spent most of my
time, about 15 years in China.
For a long time I worked as a guide book writer which meant I was able to
travel extensively. As travel books give way to ipads and the internet (and
travel writers become redundant), I am currently transitioning into a
sustainable development. I did a PDC a few years ago and have been further
educating myself ever since.
Although I originally spent most of my time in the largely Han coastal
cities, the last few years, have I have been living up in the Tibetan
foothills, places such as Lijiang, Dali and Shangri La. I mix more with Naxi
and Bai than Tibetans. Even now, a lot of locals including Lisu and Pumi
pretend to be Tibetan, to get more business and give the tourists what they
want.
Once you get up past 2500 metres, life is harsh and the people are tough.
Frankly, a lot of Tibetans with their big knives and short tempers and hard
drinking scare the life out of me.
As a writer, I specialise in Southern China usually, but I am about to do a
new guide book on Myanmar.
>
> As for hollywood, I never felt influenced by them regarding
> Tibetan
> culture. I have been interested in Tibet and Tibetan
> Buddhism for many
> decades and have formed my opinions about their people and
> their
> political and economic situation independently and, I feel,
> carefully
> and thoughtfully.

That is fair comment.
I was referring to the incredible support that Tibet has in Hollywood.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/RestOfAsia/Hollywood-s-abiding-love-affair-with-Tibet/Article1-283656.aspx

There seems to be an inordinate amount of movies and documentaries on Tibet
while other minorities are often ignored.
Uighurs, Miao and Hui are much larger populations that have suffered at the
hands of Chinese colonialism but there is very little coverage of them in the
media for example.

Wikipedia has a full section on celebrity supporters for Tibet. This is what
I meant by Hollywood support. I would not trust these guys to paint a
balanced picture of Tibet, just as would not trust the Chinese media to be
unbiased in their presentation of the subject.
>
> Societies in all countries are always stratified; you simply
> seek out
> those whose values, knowledge and experience you hold in
> high esteem.

This is why I am on this list.
I hold everybody here in high esteem and I apologies profusely if I have
upset or offended anybody with my comments. I simply wanted to share my
personal experiences.

I have a large collection of Tibet related documentaries that i would be
happy to share if anybody is interested.

Chris




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