Little progress on the scale reading. Sorry about that, some things came up. But what I do have to offer is an ideal itinerary for my travels in August-September. I know I won’t be able to get to all of these cities, but a boy can dream:

• Shijiazhuang
  Hebei
• Taiyuan
  Capitol of Shanxhi
• Xian
  Capitol of Shaanxi
• Lanzhou
  Capital of Gansu
• Xining
  Capital of Qinghai
• Zhengzhou
  Capitol of Henan
• Hefei
  Capitol of Anhui
• Nanjing
  Capitol of Jiangsu

These would provide a great cross-section of  economic and IT development.  I’m double checking the presence of provincial libraries in these cities right now.  If anyone has connections to any of these places, please let me know.

I will try to make the list bilingual soon.