Category Archives: Beijing

Ten thousand firecrackers

A video showing a strong of ten thousand firecrackers going off to celebrate Lantern Festival.

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Happy rats

Boom!

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Beijing WC, illustrated

An essay by a university student name Eric Mu who spent last summer in the capital working at a book store. Illustrated by Beijing-based graphic designer Su Wei.

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The first snows of Beijing 2008

Snow in Beijing.

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Blues skies 2008

Happy New Year Beijing 2008!

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Beijing air ‘moderate’

After a few lung-crunching days of awful air quality, Beijing’s pollution level is now at a level termed ‘moderate’, with a down town Air Pollution Index number of 72. Strong winds seem to have blown the gunk away. See this … Continue reading →

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Beijing air breathable again today

Beijing’s air is back down to normal, dirty levels after several days of horrible API numbers.

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The princely mansions of Beijing

Links to China Heritage Quarterly articles about old Beijing’s princely mansions.

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Beijing 2008: China’s Ten Commandments for a Civilized Olympics

With less than 8 months until the opening ceremony, Beijingers no longer need to worry about how to behave during the Olympic Games. Construction sites all over the city have been wrapped with a new advertising campaign aiming to educate … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s not going anywhere (2)

Moving the capital away from Beijing may be better than the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调), or it may not.

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