Simon Edhouse

"Not so much 'business'... but a long commitment to the innate essence of the people, which has its origins thousands of years ago. I first visited there 24 yrs ago. Been back many times since, and have lived there. Also still deeply involved in activities related to the culture." - Simon Edhouse

"and the chinese smile is beautiful..." - Simon Edhouse

"Many people feel scorn for the hapless father... I don't. I feel he has been trained (to make a terrible comparison, somewhat like a dog) by a lifetime of injustice and subservience, to probably feel completely paralysed during the assault. - This is a society where some parents still chain and beat their children, suspended in mid-air in a public street. (refer to an earlier article on this website http://shanghaiist.com/2011/08... - In this type of society, people are trained from an early age that they are completely powerless... and brutal thugs like Yang Xili and his monsterous family, (who persecuted and threatened the victims, rather than apologising) are the forces that prevent this poor man and his victimised family from feeling that they have the basic human right to defend themselves, or expect justice." - Simon Edhouse

"All this bullying, cruelty and madness are (in large part) the psychological forbears of the massive cruelty and injustice of the Cultural Revolution years... It will take a many generations to heal." - Simon Edhouse