Tag Archives: Forbidden City

Without Stick

China without Stick is strangely familiar. The children hanging on the hutong’s gate, waiting to see the foreign woman, remind me of the Yantai children, watching on the steps of my apartment and shouting to their friend when they saw … Continue reading

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Repairs at the Forbidden City

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Man Shop

Like the Hall Of Concubines wasn’t bad enough…

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Hall For Choosing Concubines

Don’t forget what we bought at the Man Shop.

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Forbidden City

Can’t be too forbidden if all these foreigners can come in.

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The Emperor’s New Clothes

We had a great Sunday with Hugo and Diana at Beihai Park. We relaxed in the gardens on the north side of the park, then caught the boat over to the little island, and climbed up to the white dagoba. … Continue reading

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Paternal Guidance

I told my dad about our new hutong home. He said I could live even closer to the Forbidden City but I’d probably have to become a concubine.

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China Blog Mixtape

First, here’s a Danwei article about the way the F-bomb pops up in Chinglish translations, and why. Check it out, if only for the screenshot of the computer translations. Lost Laowai talks about the Rape of Nanking. And not in … Continue reading

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