Tag: China
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A change in food scene
For the all hubbub over the trade war between China and the United States, I can’t help but see more foreign companies making their way into China. In particular, the food scene has changed quite a bit in the short six years that I’ve been in this country and in Beijing. Tims (AKA Tim Hortons),…
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Seeing Beijing: Today Art Museum
Is there anything near you that people have talked about or that you have meant to go see but, since it’s so close, you just never get around to doing it? Well, for me, that’s the Today Art Museum in Shuangjing District in Beijing. The Today Art Museum was founded was Zhang Baoquan as a…
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Three weeks of vacation
As normally happens around this time of year for me, my contract is up for renewal which means I have to use my vacation days before the contract expires in November. Unlike other jobs, my unused vacation days don’t carry forward. So, starting from September 27 until some time in the middle of October, I’m…
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Seeing Beijing: Burger Fest 2020
We missed the Great Leap Back ally Chili cookoff but we didn’t miss theBeijinger’s Burgerfest. It is one of those events you hear about and always think “Yea, I’d like to go some time” but then never do. This year, in league with my idea of seeing something around Beijing or China every week, I…
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September already and a change up of scheduling
It’s hard to believe that it’s already September but it does seem like things are slowly getting back to normal. We still have quite a few health and hygiene measures in place here in Beijing but some have been relaxed, notably wearing a mask. Now that nine months of 2020 has passed I can’t help…