On Monday, by virtue of being a Tsinghua professor, I got a big box of apples (about 40). I haven’t figured out why. On Tuesday I got a lovely tea set that I will blog about later; it was the 15th birthday of the founding of the School of the Humanities at Tsinghua. My department is within that school. Today is Boys Day at Tsinghua University (a school-specific special day). November 1st is a nationwide day for people without boyfriends or girlfriends. It is Only One Day; in 11-1 there are only ones.
Speaking of only one, did you know that China’s One Child policy (if you have two children both parents will lose their jobs and pay a fine) applies only to cities? In rural China you can have two children. Some families have three. The central government has little control over rural areas; it would be too hard to enforce a one-child policy there.
Hm, can one move to the city with multiple kids? Do people ever go to the country to have multiple kids then move to the city?
Haha, Boys’ Day is Nov 11th, because it has the most ’1′
Dr. Roberts – why did you move to China and how long will you be there? Just curious…
Why did I move? I was offered a job at Tsinghua. The job allows me to split my time between Berkeley and Beijing (e.g., spend half a year in each) and I hope to be doing that for a long time.