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Comment on walking the legation quarter by Ro

Ro — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:26:40 +0000

Hi,

Superb photos, I live in HK but have never made it up North yet. I’ve read a lot on that period and its great to have some modern pictures. Amazing that so many of these buildings are still there and still in tact. I suppose many of them were still maintained by their various countries until the 50s.

I doubt that last building was built by the Russians in 1918 however. It seems unlikely the Kerensky or Bolshevik governments would have been constructing anything and foreign Russian Missions tended on the whole to remain White Russian until replaced in the 20s.

Comment on street food beijing: jianbing 煎饼 by Afternoon errands in Beijing « Tanya's Stories

Afternoon errands in Beijing « Tanya's Stories — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:22:49 +0000

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Comment on walking the legation quarter by Robert Murdoch

Robert Murdoch — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:38:41 +0000

I am currently reading a book ‘Midnight in Peking’ by Paul French, a true story about the gruesome murder of Pamela Werner in Beijing in January 1937. Her body was found at the foot of the Fox Tower just outside the Legation Area. The book inspired me to check out the Legation area online and came across your site with the great photos. My wife (5th generation Australian Chinese) and I will take our 7th trip to China in September, including Beijing, and was interested in checking out the Legation area. I am thinking of putting together a tour of the main coastal treaty ports of China.
Regards Robert Murdoch

Comment on coke and ginger for colds by Leo

Leo — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:35:22 +0000

Not sure if it works that well but it feels quite comfortable for your throat when it hurts… Drinking it right now

Comment on “none holds for me the abiding charm that is peking” by 1930′s American newsreels on China | China Hope Live

1930′s American newsreels on China | China Hope Live — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:28:09 +0000

[...] 1930′s American newsreels on China Posted on January 13, 2009 by Joel 大江 Some great newsreels showing Beijing in the 30′s, and how Americans presented it in their media, are available here. [...]

Comment on coke and ginger for colds by manos

manos — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:14:00 +0000

Boiled Coke and ginger REALLY WORKS!!! I lived 10 years in Beijing and one of my employees made it for me at work, I drunk it and sweated out my cold! We got to respect the Eastern medicinal practices, which some date as far back as 5000 years b.c. How far back does your countries hystory go?

p.s adding some lemon slices will add some vitamic C needed for recovery!

Comment on Pimp my ride, China-style! by zorro

zorro — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:12:57 +0000

so if you want to understand the really china,click here http://v.163.com/zixun/V7M3CBCH5/V8523CLMJ.html
This is a conservative and want to reform the country

Comment on Pimp my ride, China-style! by VVires

VVires — Sat, 26 May 2012 13:06:03 +0000

Hi, not sure if you check comments here anymore but you don’t have a contact link! Thanks for some of your posts on what’s interesting in Beijing. I’m actually originally from Beijing and I’m visiting it in December. I’m curious to rediscover my old city so can you recommend me some under the radar events that locals actually go to? Searching for some options, the first result was a recent police raid in Sanlitun.

Comment on Variations on a Theme: I Want Your Love by xiaomao

xiaomao — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:05:27 +0000

Eee I love 我要你的爱. I first heard it many years ago, before I could speak much Chinese.

Comment on Goodbye, Beijing by Nao

Nao — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:58:22 +0000

hey… haven’t talked in so long… and then i noticed at the bottom of your email this website, and was like, “she still has this website?” so i decided to take a look…

first of all, i loved your poem in another entry… i am working on translating a short article, and am amazed by the exercise (i’m really working on my japanese, and it’s something that will be kicking my ass for the rest of my life).

but this entry really makes me wish we could talk! i still feel grief for that day, though i think i hold on to the feelings just so that i never forget, which seems different from what you’re experiencing. my perspective on the world has changed… yes, new york is my home, but my relationship has also become my home. life is changing…

i remember when you said that being 30-something was supposed to be easier than 20-something… do you remember?

change is life. i feel like you’ve made huge changes, huger than me. but then i think, some things have happened that i never thought would happen. anyway, it’s good to take a little break from the day and think about something different…