Tag: 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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Midterm Recovery
This week is midterms which means that once the exam is over and the grading done then I have no other classes for the week. That’s great because the film festival has been going on and I’ve been taking the opportunity not only to see films but, moreover, take the bus there which allows me…
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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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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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Going out; Beijing Delivery; Mandarin Lessons; CPop
Going out. I’ve been going out a bit more lately around Beijing, usually a sign that I’m getting restless and it’s almost time to get back to work. I’ve spent the last month basically sitting around and reading. I’ve gone to a few brew pubs and walked around the hutong-rich area of Nan Lou Gu Xiang. Nan Lou…