Tag Archives: Forbidden City

Without Stick

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Meg

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

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Meg

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Man Shop

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Meg

Like the Hall Of Concubines wasn’t bad enough… Tweet this!

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Hall For Choosing Concubines

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Meg

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

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Forbidden City

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Meg

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

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The Emperor’s New Clothes

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Meg

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

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Meg

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. Tweet this!

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China Blog Mixtape

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Meg

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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