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Category Archives: Beijing
Wild animals of Beijing
Some recent encounters with real wildlife in and around Beijing: 1. Hog Badger Hog badger in Thailand Yesterday, on a path in a forest in the mountains north of Miyun during a hail storm, your correspondent encountered a beast that … Continue reading
Some like them uncut
Hu Tong (胡同) of Booyee Bookshop (布衣书局) writes about the popularity of uncut editions.
Traffic safety advice for Europeans
Jean-Pierre, how do I drive through this? No doubt responding to constituent demand, the folks at the European Union Chamber of Commerce are hosting a “Road Safety in China” seminar. The program’s stated goal “is to provide information and guidance … Continue reading
Rural smoke envelops Beijing
Farmers burn the stalks left behind after the first harvest. City residents get upset.
Posted in Beijing, Environmental problems, Newspapers, Trends and Buzz
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National Theater unveiled
A twisted Yin Yang symbol? China’s new National Theater in Beijing designed by French architect Paul Andreu is nearing completion. Yesterday workers removed the blue panelling on the north side of the construction site, revealing the completed exterior of the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Beijing, Trends and Buzz
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English language theater in Beijing
I Heart Beijing, an predominantly English-language play by Elyse Ribbons, returns to Beijing in mid-June, 2007.
Posted in Beijing, Events, Theater, Trends and Buzz
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Red Mansions developments: director Hu puts her foot down
Hu Mei (胡玫) threatens to quit directing Dream of the Red Mansions (红楼梦) if she is forced to use the winners of a talent competition.
Posted in BBS, Beijing, Blogs, Media and Advertising, TV
Tagged He Dong, Hu Mei, reality TV, Red Mansions
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Fanning the flames of interracial romance
Qingniao Photos ad, south of Lama Temple in Beijing Attention laowai men! If you’ve got a Chinese girlfriend, Qingniao Photos has the secret to your domestic bliss: get that girl a set of wedding photos. China’s craze for wedding photos … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Trends and Buzz
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For sale: A simple dwelling for plain folks. 3.75 million.
Beijing bans ostentatious (炫富) language in real estate ads. Mansion (豪宅), luxury (奢侈), supreme (至尊) and so forth.
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Beijing, Media and Advertising, Media regulation, Trends and Buzz
Tagged Chang Ping, real estate, The Beijing News, Wang Qishan, Wang Xiaofeng
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Multinational wordplay
A development near Gongti uses brand names to attract clients.
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Beijing, Media and Advertising, Scholarship and education
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