To celebrate the seasonal occasion of glow-y lights, I'm going to post a whole slew of images from the Beijing Olympic Park when I visited there during National Week in October 2010, as well as images of Expo 2010 during day and night reflecting my four visits in September and October. Read More »
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Mind the Hilly Road
By Rem / in shanghai / November 30, 2010Immediately following my visit to the Forbidden City I went to Jingshan Park and ended my day at Beihai Park. Read More »
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Imperial Detail
By Rem / in shanghai / October 23, 2010
This post is just a collection of images of some architectural details that I found intriguing while in the Forbidden City. Read More »
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Walking the Emperor's Path
By Rem / in shanghai / October 23, 2010
Tiananmen Square as viewed Monday morning from the Tian'an Gate
On Monday, October 4th, I visited the Forbidden City. I went straight through, from south to north and double backed again after I noticed that I missed the entire right side of the city complex. The 15 rmb entrance fee to get onto the Tian'an Gate was worth it and the wait was fairly minimal despite the massive crowds. Read More »
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The Search for the Truest Hutong
By Rem / in shanghai / October 4, 2010
We interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcast to announce my arrival to the capital of China, Beijing! Woo-who. Quite a trip that was. As some of you may know if you have read the recent New York Times article, this week is China's National Day week (celebrating the PRC) in which some 200 million people travel all over the country for a mini vacation to visit new places and mostly old people (that they know, not necessarily old in age). I had the audacity to travel to Beijing from Sunday, Oct 3 to Thursday, Oct 7; knowing full well the swarms of people I would find here. Read More »
