Archive - Chris Arnade Walks the World

Beijing versus Shanghai, Pastoralism as key to civilization, and why I travel (again)

A grab bag of thoughts from between trips

Mar 5 •

February 2025

January 2025

The Divine Engineer of Ancient Sichuan

To understand the new China, one must understand how it has preserved and revived elements of the old

Jan 31 •

On taking a break

Jan 27 •

The Hero and other Cultural Characters

We all need a valued role to play, but men really need it.

Jan 21 •

Fields of my ancestors

A trip to my grandfather's home village in rural China

Jan 11 •

America, the beautiful

We are still a great nation, despite what I usually write

Jan 1 •

December 2024

November 2024

Various things from a last week of travel

Burnout and baths in Japan, collecting collectables, and a ferry crossing

Nov 26, 2024 •

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