11 June 2009
By fiona
In animals, living spaces, travel
When my friend came to visit, she was staying at one of the Orange Hotels. Her room was not empty when she arrived, however. There was a little tenant already there. Paul the Fish was clearly a very clever fish, since he was armed with a Rubik Cube.
Ever the polite houseguest, he even came [...]
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fish, goldfish, orange hotel, rubik cube
12 July 2008
By fiona
In animals, beijing, daytrips
(Photo by Jiang Jun.)
In the south of Beijing, there is a park called Nanhaizi Milu Yuan (南海子麋鹿苑) where the imperial hunting grounds used to lie. This would be interesting in and of itself, but what is even more unusual about this park is that it is dedicated to the preservation of an endangered species: [...]
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ding yuhua, duke of bedford, extinction, herbrand russell, lord tavistock, milu park, nanhaizi, Père David's Deer, woburn abbey