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Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. You can also find easy links to everything we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us!
Summary
In today’s podcast, I begin by discussing the recent US-China Prisoner Swap (5:10) and its potential implications for casual visits to China. Then I talk all about Chongqing (17:39), which turns out to have a fascinating history. Finally, we look at the fascinating life of China missionary and explorer, James Cameron (35:31), whose earthly journey ended in Chongqing in the late 1800s. (Bonus: I threw in an unplanned story near the end (49:43) about a former teammate who was nearly stabbed to death by Tibetan Assassins hired by Buddhist Monks.)
In the News: China-US Prisoner Swap
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/27/state-dept-china-travel-warning-downgraded-00191942
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/world/asia/us-china-prisoner-swap.html
Pray for China Province of the Week: Chongqing
Chongqing Municipality in central China is matched up with southeast Texas (Greater Houston) for prayer.
See which Chinese province your state is praying for @ PrayforChina.us!
Chongqing is located in the subtropics, in the transitional area between the Tibetan Plateau and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze. Its climate features frequent monsoon conditions, often raining at night in late spring and early summer. The city's "night rain in the Ba Mountains", features in poems throughout Chinese history, including "Written on a Rainy Night" by Li Shangyin. Its territory is 470 km (290 mi) from east to west at its longest, and 450 km (280 mi) from north to south at its widest. It borders Hubei and Hunan to the east, Sichuan and Shaanxi to the north, and Guizhou to the south.
Asia Harvest overview: https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/chongqing
Wikipedia profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing
Chongqing Spicy Chicken: Lazi Ji
Crazy Tall Escalator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huangguan_Escalator
The Rise and Fall of Bo Xilai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Xilai
James Cameron
Missionary Explorer and Tibet Trailblazer (1845-1892):
https://chinacall.substack.com/p/james-cameron
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/tibet/1880s-tibetan-work
https://omf.org/mrt-james-cameron-the-livingstone-of-china/
Resource of the Day:
UNBEATEN: Arrested, Interrogated, and Deported from China
www.Unbeaten.vip
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By China CompassWelcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. You can also find easy links to everything we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us!
Summary
In today’s podcast, I begin by discussing the recent US-China Prisoner Swap (5:10) and its potential implications for casual visits to China. Then I talk all about Chongqing (17:39), which turns out to have a fascinating history. Finally, we look at the fascinating life of China missionary and explorer, James Cameron (35:31), whose earthly journey ended in Chongqing in the late 1800s. (Bonus: I threw in an unplanned story near the end (49:43) about a former teammate who was nearly stabbed to death by Tibetan Assassins hired by Buddhist Monks.)
In the News: China-US Prisoner Swap
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/27/state-dept-china-travel-warning-downgraded-00191942
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/world/asia/us-china-prisoner-swap.html
Pray for China Province of the Week: Chongqing
Chongqing Municipality in central China is matched up with southeast Texas (Greater Houston) for prayer.
See which Chinese province your state is praying for @ PrayforChina.us!
Chongqing is located in the subtropics, in the transitional area between the Tibetan Plateau and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze. Its climate features frequent monsoon conditions, often raining at night in late spring and early summer. The city's "night rain in the Ba Mountains", features in poems throughout Chinese history, including "Written on a Rainy Night" by Li Shangyin. Its territory is 470 km (290 mi) from east to west at its longest, and 450 km (280 mi) from north to south at its widest. It borders Hubei and Hunan to the east, Sichuan and Shaanxi to the north, and Guizhou to the south.
Asia Harvest overview: https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/chongqing
Wikipedia profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing
Chongqing Spicy Chicken: Lazi Ji
Crazy Tall Escalator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huangguan_Escalator
The Rise and Fall of Bo Xilai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Xilai
James Cameron
Missionary Explorer and Tibet Trailblazer (1845-1892):
https://chinacall.substack.com/p/james-cameron
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/tibet/1880s-tibetan-work
https://omf.org/mrt-james-cameron-the-livingstone-of-china/
Resource of the Day:
UNBEATEN: Arrested, Interrogated, and Deported from China
www.Unbeaten.vip