Boiled Coke with Ginger, a Chinese cold remedy
Everyone from friends to random waitresses agreed that the best cure for a cold is the ‘2000 year old ancient Chinese remedy’ of hot Coke with ginger.
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Beating the Ghost – YongHe Temple, Beijing
Dressed as colourful demons or wearing skull masks the priests dance to the crashing sounds of traditional Tibetan instruments. The idea of the dance is to exorcise ghosts for the coming year and climaxes with the beheading of a devil.
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Skiing near Beijing – NanShan Ski Village, China
Around 80km from Beijing is Miyun County, home to the NanShan Ski Village.
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Changdian Taoranting Park Temple Fair – Beijing, China
The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important holiday of the year in China. During this period Beijing empties out as all the migratory workers travel home to see their families. For those of us left in town one of the most popular cultural events of the season is the Temple Fair.
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Ladies Street, leading to LaiTai Flower Market – Beijing, China
Nuren Jie, or Ladies Street, is a much-maligned shopping area up near the Lufthansa Centre and embassy district.
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Firecrackers vs evil spirits – Beijing, China
Beijing’s Fireworks Management Bureau has released official stats for the New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations: 194 fires, 388 injured and 2 dead.
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Chinese New Year’s Eve 2011 – Beijing, China
Spending Chinese New Years Eve in Beijing, China, watching the cringe-worthy annual TV show and marvelling at the firework display.
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Chun Yun migration – the largest annual movement of people on earth – China
For those of us left in Beijing it’s a very strange time. Up to half the cities 20 million inhabitants have left the city whilst the rest seem to be setting off firecrackers outside my apartment for 15 hours a day.
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The Fast and the Freezing – Chaoyang Park, Beijing
Fun and games on the ice at Chaoyang Park in Beijing, including skating and toboggans on the frozen lakes.
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Cleaning up Chinglish – China
There's a growing movement amongst Chinese university students to try and eradicate the widespread mistranslation of Chinese signs into English. This is rather a shame.
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