# Off the Grid (China Edition)

By [Continuations](https://continuations.com) · 2012-05-16

vacation, china

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We are about to go on a trip to China and I couldn’t be more excited.  I have never been to Asia before and am looking forward to the experience.  China in particular has held my fascination since taking [Roderick MacFarquhar](http://www.gov.harvard.edu/people/faculty/roderick-macfarquhar)’s amazing course on the Cultural Revolution in college.  And now of course China has been seeing dramatic economic growth with a domestic Internet population that is approaching 500 million users.  For a variety of reasons that include language and culture but of course also politics and [the great firewall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall_of_China) the Chinese Internet market is completely dominated by local companies.  While this is mostly a family trip, I am hoping to spend some time learning more about that as well.  In any case though, I will be (mostly) off the grid for the duration of this trip including a break from blogging and Continuations will be continued upon our return. In the meantime, a big thanks to all the people who contributed ideas and connections for this journey.

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*Originally published on [Continuations](https://continuations.com/off-the-grid-china-edition)*