Beijing Notebook

• The Beijinger online 10 years ago We all know that The Beijinger, the popular monthly magazine, has a website which is a great source for information and a comprehensive directory. But beside that website, they also blog actual news. And further more, you can read their monthly issues online (via issuu)! Now out: MAY 2013 issue...
• About this blog and closure with China 11 years ago It is almost five years since we have left Beijing. Here in Thailand, where we live now, sometimes, I come across people who also have lived in Beijing. Then we have our subject: "How did you like Beijing?", "When have you been there?", "Where did you stay, and how long?". And we compare life...
• Ai Weiwei alive and kicking 11 years ago What seems another fun, harmless, and maybe not even very artistic Gangnam style copy by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, together with a group of friends, is a way to keep him going. It looks like he enjoyed the crazy dancing. And of course, Ai Weiwei wouldn't be Ai Weiwei if the video would...
• CCTV Tower: Ready to move in - Who would have thought it will take so long? 11 years ago Beijing CCTV Tower out of a taxi cab in February 2012The CCTV Tower, now, one of the most famous landmarks in Beijing was proudly presented to the world during the Olympics in 2008. From the outside, the building seems finished - since over for years. But who would have thought, that only now,...
• Sanyuanli Fresh Market 12 years ago  my favorite market stall at Sanyuanli no 101It is one of the best fresh markets in Beijing - quality and cleanness wise. From the main street - you will see a big sign in roman letters "Sanyuanli" over the entrance. The market stretches in one long corridor. It starts with the fruit section....

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