Category: China
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The 2015 Beijing International Film Festival
In its infancy: 5th Beijing International Film Festival The event as a whole was rather low-key, but that may have been because I live in the Haidian area of Beijing and not the Chaoyang area where a lot of the participating cinemas and conference halls were located. But was only part of the problem. The festival did…
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Changdian Temple Fair in Beijing, China
Changdian Temple Fair was similar to the Ditan Temple Fair but much more spread out. Changdian Temple is situated in Taoranting Park and much of the area is comprised of two adjoining lakes with a walking path that circles the entire park. The fair was easy to find as signs (and a massive crowd of…
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Ditan Temple Fair in Beijing, China
Temple Fairs. One of the things that Beijing is known for is its temple fairs. I kinda dreaded going because the last time I ventured out for China’s National Day people were taking photos of me as if I was part of the scenery. It doesn’t sound offensive but it does get annoying after a while.…
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CNY 2015 Fireworks at Qianhai Lake
Chinese New Year’s Eve / The Year of the Goat. Since I skipped out on solar New Year’s, I decided to head out for Lunar New Year’s celebrations here in Beijing. I looked up where to go on TimeOut Beijing’s website and it suggested to head to a few clubs which I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy.…
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The Beijing Haze
February 4, 2015 Some people were asking about what it’s like to live in Beijing given their air’s reputation for being extremely polluted. The post below, I hope, gives you some idea. When in China, do as the Chinese do. I’ve bought a mask in an attempt to stifle the amount of PM2.5 (smog) that I inhale…