Dear Friends and Readers :

Welcome to our " DD. Lumix Undercover In China " travel blog. D.D. Will now introduce herself.

Hello friends .My name is D.D. { Deep Digital } , or Dee Dee if you prefer, Lumix. I am a Panasonic DMC FZ 28 digital camera. I have been sent on an undercover photographic intelligence gathering mission to The People’s Republic Of China by The Company. My cover is that I belong to an American English teacher at a Chinese university who is here for employment fun and adventure. She has no idea of MY true mission. While I do realize that this teacher is boring as Hell and dumb as dirt unfortunately I must let her speak from time to time since if she were to realize that I was in charge and not her it could jeopardize my whole mission. I’m telling you between having to constantly avoid the HaNazees always lurking about and tap dancing around my ” owners “ stupidity The Company sure likes to make things difficult. In any case stay tuned for a look at China as you’ve never seen her before. As an example of what's coming in the near future I will be traveling China this Winter Break. While my exact itinerary is not set yet I assure you that there will be tons of new photos , videos and stories coming starting around the new year.

STAY VIGILANT D.D. !!!

P.S. : I almost forgot to tell you that my ” owner’s ” name is Spaced Teacher. To learn more about Spaced Teacher go here.

The photos below are of myself, Qiqihar University Lake at dusk ,and one of God's miracles that I was blessed with as I was walking along the shore of Qiqihar Univerity Lake . That tall building you see in the background is where the foreign students and faculty live.

I'll be seeing you again soon.

Unitl then Zai jian from The Middle Cosmos

D.D.

The Bai Causeway of West Lake in Hangzhou , China

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Singing For You Supper Guangzhou Style

By D.D. Lumix With A Little Help From Her " Owner " Spaced Teacher

This is C.C. speaking. Last Thursday in the late afternoon early evening I went out for a walk in the non touristy sections of Guangzhou with S.T. , D.D. and Fred. While D.D. was diddling with her shutter priority and S.T. was checking out the pretty Chinese ladies and Fred was trying to mooch a meal I was paying attention to business. That was very fortunate for you guys. Check out what I discovered.

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Making A Joyfull Noise At The Guangzhou Shifu Baptist Church

By D.D. Lumix With A Little Help From Her Owner Spaced Teacher.

As most of you know China is officially Godless. Chairman Mao was a fuckwit. That fact does not deter the Chinese believers however. It does not matter to them that The Committee Of 17 says that God does not exist. They answer to a higher authority. Considering though that The Committee Of 17 has been known to admit many of the more vocal Christians to a " hospital " in Liaoning Province where they will be involuntary organ donors it pays to keep a low profile which most do. There are two types of churches in China. The kind that The Committee of 17 approves of is the most common and the safest. As with everything else The Committee of 17 gets involved with all of the church's business and activities are controlled and approved by The Committee of 17 { Sub - Committee On Religious Affairs - Local Branch } The second type are called " house " churches. These types of churches tend to be very secretive for the very reason that they do not submit to The Committee of 17's authority . Their services will usually take place in somebody's home or an abandoned factory or the like. These types of churches make The Committee of 17 highly nervous because they do not control them so if you get caught worshipping in one even if you are a foreigner you are in deep shit. Chinese law says that ANY meeting of more than 21 people held anywhere even in your own home where religion is even mentioned is a house church and illegal. Remember that if you are a foreigner visiting China.

Now considering all of this imagine my surprise and delight when I went out walking yesterday in the Liwan District of Guangzhou and stumbled upon what is pictured below.What a great feeling to see that steeple standing up so tall and proud in Chairman Mao's sky. Talk about a Divine fuck you Chairman Mao. I had to investigate.

I walked down the street to the church and poke my head in. That particular day was Chinese New Year so there was a service going on. I did not wish to bother them.I did have a very nice conversation with a charming young woman member of their choir though. She told me that they were an approved church but were very luck to have a liberal Sub - Committee of 17 governing board that let them do pretty much as they pleased. They had many programs to help the Chinese poor and also many programs to spread The Good News. I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent with them.

When God said " make a joyful noise " this congregation certainly was listening. God bless them. Check out the videos.

Kiss my American ass Chairman Mao !!

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Singing For Your Supper Guangzhou Style { # 1 }

By D.D. Lumix With A Little Help From Her " Owner " Spaced Teacher

This is C.C. speaking. Recently S.T. , D.D. Fred and I went exploring in The Eastern Section of the city. As usual D.D. was futtzzing with her shutter priority , S.T. was looking at the pretty girls and Fred was trying to mooch a meal as best he could. I however was as usual taking care of business. Check out what I captured on The Pearl River Esplanade near Dongshanhu Park.

I hope you enjoy them

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Qiqihar : City Of The Red Crowned Cranes

By D.D. Lumix With A Little Help From Her " Owner " Spaced Teacher

The city of Qiqihar in Heilongjiang Province China is est known as the City Of The Red Crowned Cranes. There is a nature preserve called The Jiaolong Preserve about thirty minutes from Qiqihar which is a nesting area of theses endangered cranes. It's a great one day family outing . I suggest that if you ever find yourself in that neck of the woods you check it out.

The videos below are of these cranes