Shenzhen Digest, March 17-23, 2008

American retiree loves Chinese tea (SZ Daily, Fri, Mar. 14)

• Jim McCoy

Duo rap to their own beat (SZ Daily, Mon, Mar. 17)

• Shenzhen-based American rappers Darius Champion and Sam Jones

French artist displays abstract paintings in city (SZ Daily, Tues, Mar. 18)

• Maryline Ferraroli at LSD (OCT-LOFT) through May 18

American pioneers chocolate in China (SZ Daily, Tues, Mar. 18)

• Jimmie Pitts of Littlejim's Chocolate Fudge

An educator with a difference (SZ Daily, Fri, Mar. 21)

• Brian Tuia at Shekou International School (SIS)

Lanzhou noodles an option in the Diwang area (SZ Daily, Wed, Mar. 19)

• Lanzhou Authentic Noodles Restaurant, Luohu

Master records modern history as art (SZ Daily, Thurs, Mar. 20)

• Li Huanmin at Guan Shanyue Art Museum through March 30

City life through the lens (SZ Daily, Thurs, Mar. 20)

• Eight photographers from the “My City” photographic competition; at Guan Shanyue Art Museum through April 3

Secret Garden invites you in (SZ Daily, Thurs, Mar. 20)

• Secret Garden at Citizens’ Center (City Hall) 8 p.m., April 25

12-year-old restaurant still going strong (SZ Daily, Fri, Mar. 21)

• Romas authentic European cuisine in Shekou

Free shots for expats’ kids (SZ Daily, Fri, Mar. 21)

• Ministry of Health immunization program

A taste of spring (SZ Daily, Fri, Mar. 14)

• Go back to the land by visiting and dining in rural villages

A slice of Shenzhen history (SZ Daily, Mon, Mar. 17)

• Jesse Warren on Hubei Village, near Dongmen, dating back to the Ming Dynasty

dongmen fading [China Access] (Shenzhen Fieldnotes [China Access], Sun, Mar. 16)

• Another view of Hubei Village, Dongmen

(Coincidentally: Shenzhen Fieldnotes, Shenzhen Daily, and our Remains to be Seen column all covered Hubei Village in the same week!)