{"id":1784,"date":"2024-05-13T17:40:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2024-05-13T17:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:40:58","slug":"storm-at-china-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/storm-at-china-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm at China Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"515\" data-attachment-id=\"1785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/storm-at-china-beach\/11_08fdoa-27312_0130\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?fit=1080%2C725&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,725\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Storm on China Beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Storm clouds create drama along the famous China Beach outside Da Nang in Viet Nam&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dark clouds bring an arriving storm on a beach outside Da Nang Vietnam&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?fit=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?resize=768%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1785\" style=\"width:956px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?resize=768%2C516&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?resize=143%2C96&amp;ssl=1 143w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11_08FDOA-27312_0130.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along the South China Sea, just south of the old DMZ near Da Nang, lies a strip of beach that extends as far as the eye can see. Most days, the sun is hot and the surf has a gentle swell that calls to surfers and sunbathers alike. Here is where battle-weary US soldiers used to find peaceful relaxation from their war-torn experiences, in what the locals here refer to as the American War.<br><br>Nowadays, this beach has a more indigenous name, My Khe, and sits in the shadow of Marble Mountain, lined with towering hotels and beachside golf courses. It\u2019s a far cry from even twenty years ago when I first came here and there was nothing but beach.<br><br>Today, the checkered history is interrupted by a tropical storm rolling ashore. Blackened skies and building waves greet me with a blast of humidity as the now-empty beach faces the approaching weather front. The heavy clouds are an earthly reminder of a distant past where light and dark, life and death, and imperialist dreams were constants so many years ago.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along the South China Sea, just south of the old DMZ near Da Nang, lies a strip of beach that extends as far as the eye can see. Most days, the sun is hot and the surf has a gentle swell that calls to surfers and sunbathers alike. 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