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Beijingle Bells – Christmas in Beijing, China

December 27, 2010 0 steve

Christmas isn’t really celebrated in China - there are still decorations in the shop windows and the trees lining the major roads have been beautifully covered in lights, but there’s no great understanding of quite how important a holiday it is in the West.

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Darlie Toothpaste Advert – Christmas in China

December 16, 2010 0 steve

Darlie toothpaste, which up until Colgate bought the brand from a Hong Kong company was known as Darkie toothpaste, featured a man who looked a lot more like Al Jolson from his Black & White Minstrel Act.

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Chinese for Kids? – Beijing, China

December 14, 2010 0 steve

Whilst I'm persevering with learning Mandarin from Rosetta Stone and a Lonely Planet Phrasebook I went on-line to the Confucius Institute (the state sponsored Chinese School) to brush up on my tones.

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Air Quality – Beijing, China

December 12, 2010 0 steve

The air quality in Beijing has been decreasing as the country becomes more industrialised.

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Fast Food – Beijing, China

December 6, 2010 0 steve

Different fast food options available in Beijing

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A much better massage – Beiijng, China

September 7, 2010 0 steve

Having spent the last couple of weeks hunched over a laptop finishing a project I could now barely move my neck and crunched and creaked as I walked. Somewhat wary after my previous experience I accepted the multiple recommendations that the best solution for this pain was a massage (and better posture). Unlike the previous hotel spa this was trickier…

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Anything on a stick – DongHuaMen Night Market, Beijing, China

August 17, 2010 0 steve

Just off the main shopping street of Wangfujing is Donghuamen Night Market, a popular destination for locals and tourists alike.

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Cost of Living Comparison – Beijing, China

August 12, 2010 0 steve

The wonderfully named Expatistan.com website has a tool showing the comparative cost of living in various cities around the world.

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Olympic Forest Park – Beijing, China

August 8, 2010 0 steve

The Olympic Forest Park was planted back in 2003 to provide assurance to the International Olympic Committee that the 2008 Beijing Olympics would be acceptably environmentally friendly

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Seahorses and Jellyfish – Beijing, China

July 31, 2010 0 steve

Eating seahorses and jellyfish at the Xiao Wang Home Style restaurant in Beijing

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Beijingle Bells – Christmas in Beijing, China

Darlie Toothpaste Advert – Christmas in China

Chinese for Kids? – Beijing, China

Air Quality – Beijing, China

Fast Food – Beijing, China

A much better massage – Beiijng, China

Anything on a stick – DongHuaMen Night Market, Beijing, China

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