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July 2004 - Posts

My Career in Chinese Showbiz is Launched!

Posted Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:27 AM by will
As a white, suburban American, I enjoy being someplace where I am considered a novelty. Although Beijing has plenty of foreigners, especially in the university district of Haidian, white people are still sometimes greeted with the same shocked amazement Read More...
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Dogtown

Posted Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:28 AM by will
I wrote earlier that Beijing has no stray cats and dogs. For some time I didn’t see any animals at all. Now that I am out of the house a bit more, I have seen that there are, in fact, lots of animals in Beijing . But I am still pleasantly surprised Read More...
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I Avoid the Beggars

Posted Friday, July 09, 2004 11:36 PM by will
Beijing has beggars. This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Notoriously, large numbers of rural peasants are flocking to China ’s big cities to look for work and opportunity. Many of them find neither. Consequently, despite the best efforts of the Read More...
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In the Hutongs

Posted Friday, July 09, 2004 5:47 AM by will
A couple of weeks ago, I and my friend Dave Hull set out for a day of exploration across downtown Beijing . Our plan was to stroll through the some of the hutongs , Beijing ’s rapidly disappearing old neighborhoods. You can find photographs from Read More...
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I Strike Oil

Posted Monday, July 05, 2004 8:30 AM by will
Unfortunately, I’ve struck it in my food, so I probably won’t get rich. But I might get fat. Before I came to Beijing , a friend of mine who had lived here explained the food: “It’s oily,” he said, matter-of-factly. In the Read More...
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Everyone Loves a Parade

Posted Sunday, July 04, 2004 8:32 AM by will
And no one more so than the Chinese. I am not speaking of the Puerto Rican Day parade, or parades where Shriners wear little fez hats and drive miniature cars. (Anyone who can explain that phenomenon should contact me.) I am talking about military style, Read More...
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