Comments on: “none holds for me the abiding charm that is peking” http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62 finding the gently offbeat in a decidedly uncute city Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:00:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rebekah http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-183 Rebekah Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:16:53 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-183 Great post! I took the liberty of reposting it on the travel forum of ChinaTravel.net. http://www.chinatravel.net/forum/Old-China-Travel-Films-Available-on-YouTube/1639.html Great post! I took the liberty of reposting it on the travel forum of ChinaTravel.net.

http://www.chinatravel.net/forum/Old-China-Travel-Films-Available-on-YouTube/1639.html

]]> By: lee http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-182 lee Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:52:48 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-182 These were great! Thanks for the excavation and commentary. On the barber comments in the first one, what does he say about "cooties"? I couldn't tell if I had misheard. These were great! Thanks for the excavation and commentary. On the barber comments in the first one, what does he say about “cooties”? I couldn’t tell if I had misheard.

]]> By: Old videos of Beiping http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-180 Old videos of Beiping Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:51:59 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-180 [...] Some interesting clips of the city in the 1930s: http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62 [...] [...] Some interesting clips of the city in the 1930s: http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62 [...]

]]> By: Jeremiah http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-172 Jeremiah Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:58:24 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-172 What a wonderful collection of links, thank you for posting this. These newsreels are not only capture images of a bygone era, but also an interesting 'snapshot' of American attitudes to the Chinese "Other" in the early 20th Century. What a wonderful collection of links, thank you for posting this. These newsreels are not only capture images of a bygone era, but also an interesting ’snapshot’ of American attitudes to the Chinese “Other” in the early 20th Century.

]]> By: Newsreels of a bygone Age | Jottings from the Granite Studio http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-171 Newsreels of a bygone Age | Jottings from the Granite Studio Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:53:00 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-171 [...] whose tagline is “finding the gently offbeat in a decidedly uncute city”, has posted a treasure trove of links to old newsreels of Chinese cities dating back to the 1930s and 1940s.   The videos come from the [...] [...] whose tagline is “finding the gently offbeat in a decidedly uncute city”, has posted a treasure trove of links to old newsreels of Chinese cities dating back to the 1930s and 1940s.   The videos come from the [...]

]]> By: Shanghai 1947 | Alex i Kina http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-169 Shanghai 1947 | Alex i Kina Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:49:49 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-169 [...] quirkyBeijing har hittat en skatt från en svunnen tid. [...] [...] quirkyBeijing har hittat en skatt från en svunnen tid. [...]

]]> By: tom http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-167 tom Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:18:43 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-167 "Slightly" patronizing ? “Slightly” patronizing ?

]]> By: China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: January 8 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-166 China Journal : Best of the China Blogs: January 8 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:32:22 +0000 http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62#comment-166 [...] upon a time in China II: Striking black and white film reels of China in the 1930s and 40s. (h/t Danwei) [...] [...] upon a time in China II: Striking black and white film reels of China in the 1930s and 40s. (h/t Danwei) [...]

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