Ten Seconds of Mayhem: Wudaokou Railway Crossing, Beijing China
The distinct shrill of the warning siren from the railway crossing resonates throughout the area so dropping a couple of gears I stand on the pedals and cycle as fast […]
Beijing Subway Line 10, Huo Qin Ying Extension: TBM Tunnel Boring Machine
To accommodate the rapid growth of Beijing and in a bid to reduce the number of cars, the subway system is also expanding. A good friend Wang Chun Guang who […]
The Silver Mountain Pagodas: Freedom & Contemplation
We all have our favourite spaces to go to when we need time to ourselves. If I get the chance I’ll always head up to the Silver Mountain pagodas. Found […]
Chinese Medicine: Donkey skin, red dates and sesame!
Some parts have been translated. Round the corner, the local ‘yaodian’ is far more than any old pharmacy. It provides traditional Chinese medicine as well as modern drugs, consultations and […]
Beijing Red Alert Pollution Warning: Praying for Blue Skies
Yes it’s official. The authorities have issued a ‘red warning’ to Beijing that pollution levels are going to reach dangerous levels. For once the kindergarten opposite is quiet. All schools […]
Writing While Holding a Job Down at the Same Time: Maintaining That Second Heartbeat
It amazes me how much I’ve achieved when it comes to writing all considering. I mean how one is supposed to maintain a steady flow of thought transference these days […]
Chaonei No.81, Beyond Chinese Superstition – Beijing’s Haunted House
I hold my hands up. I’m a total geek when it comes to urban exploration and worse when it comes to the paranormal. If you can combine the two together […]
Oddments & Unusual Observations on the Beijing Subway
The subway is a fascinating place. A concentrated microcosm of Beijing. The amount of information your senses experience on a single subway journey across Beijing can send you into overload […]
Don’t Stand Next to the River-Side Tower: Nantong, Jiangsu Province, SE China
In June, now going up the wall for something interesting to do or for going somewhere, I hit the road again to the city of Nantong in the Jiangsu province. […]
A Hard Graft for Mr Ding & Mr Huang
Fruit & Veg in Beijing: January 2013 Some text has been translated. Although there are plenty of supermarkets in the big cities in China, most people still buy their groceries […]
Looking for Furniture with Officer Zhang: Yangshuo: Guangxi Autonomous Region, S China
10am and the phone rings “Andy, its Jason. I am outside and we have a bed for you. Are you still asleep?” Mercy! I mean I hit the sack in […]
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