Today was factory day. We went to Jiya (langfang) Electronic Co. Ltd. They are manufacturer of monochromatic LCD displays. The company specializes in only monochromatic and after some explanation, I realized that there really is a strong market for things like this. They make displays for things such as Motorola products, timex watches, and other products where there is no need for color displays.
I never knew the complexity of the process to make LCD displays. Even monochromatic requires a fairly sterile or dust free environment. It makes sense now, but I would never have thought it. All the workers wear white lab suits, including hair covering and a face mask. All the work is painstakingly done unit-by-unit. There was no mass production assembly line that we saw, but there were a lot of workers checking every item. Inspecting it front and back, forwards and backwards to make sure everything matches perfectly. During lunch, the business owners and the professors went into a special room, where they drank and drank. Another example of how “honoring” specific people and drinking with them is conducive to a negotiation. You really have to know how to drink around here.
Afterwards, we went to the Temple of Heaven. This temple was built nearly 600 years ago in 1420, during the Qing Dynasty. It was a temple to worship the jade gods. The ruler would come here during special times of the year, such as the equinoxes or solstices and would conduct a report to the jade god. There was one area that was merely a circle. In the middle of the circle was a small rock on which you could stand. If you stood on the center of that spot, you could hear your voice rebounding off the railings because the rock is so hard. This is what gave the emperor the impression that he was able to communicate with the gods.
Hey James, all the pictures from day 10 through day 15 are bad links, with a couple of exceptions. You might want to check it out.
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