In the West, we've been taught to start at the beginning.. and the truth is that this month in Beijing starts on the 2nd August, at least, that's when I arrive. Or, to be more accurate, we arrive; for there are three of us: Maisie Kendall, Bruno Pacheco and myself. But, as I am coming to understand, the Chinese don't place the same emphasis on beginnings and ends; containment is replaced with continuity, and the beginning/end gives way to before/after...

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