The Chinese greatly appreciate fresh vegetables, and, being a gardener myself, I totally approve. It's a thrill to see this sort of thing in December. By now, I know my garden back in Seattle is a sad mess of soggy sticks. Sadly, I had to leave my garden at its peak this year, because I was to start teaching in Tongling on Sept 1. But there are some compensations, if you bother to look. I recently checked a world map, and figured out that Tongling is almost the same latitude as Houston. So I won't get my usual wet and rainy Northwest winter. While not exactly an Australian Christmas, it'll be a different experience. Especially as I plan to be in Shanghai for Christmas Day.
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