Street cleaners wash down a city street in old Beijing. Chinese Lunch Counter on the Streets of Beijing Chinese Water Carrier The Images of Asia stock image website combines two of my favorite things: vintage postcards and historic China. These evocative postcards, some with their original stamps, are organized by cities and by studios. [...]
Archive > August 2009
walking the legation quarter
Earlier this week, I decided to take a walk from the Beijing by Foot series. (One of my goals, before I leave Beijing, is to go through all 40 of the walks. They are like doing a giant treasure hunt.) I chose the Legation Quarter walk as I’ve meandered through the Qianmen area many times [...]
mapping beijing, isometrically
Google Maps are pretty cool, but if you ever wanted to know what Beijing and other Chinese cities would look like if they were in Sim City, check out these maps created by Edushi.com. Not only can you “walk” around a cartoon version of the city, you can also search by streets and landmarks. [...]