Jonathan Liem sends along a fascinating letter to the editor from Richard Russell’s newsletter on Capitalist China: “I’ve just returned from nine days in the magical old town of Lijiang, China. It was a respite made in heaven. After a couple of months in Chongqing, a major industrial city of 33 million, the sight and smell of clean, clear air was, well, “like a breath of fresh air”! Lijiang is a traveller’s mecca. A wonderful old town riddled with crystal clear waterways – a sort of Asian Venice. It’s full of art and craft shops selling wares to the constant … Continue reading Ex-Communist China