Photo Gallery: Beijing Zoo (北京动物园画廊) Posted by Stephen on May 22, 2011
The following images are taken from the Beijing Zoo or 北京动物园 (Běi jīng Dòng wù yuán). Video Slideshow: Thumbnail Gallery: All photographs are courtesy of Stephen M. Fiedler, twitter: @seeitbelieveit Please contact for any use of these images.
History of the PRC – Part Nineteen Posted by sasha on May 20, 2011
After many years of a brutle civil war between the CCP and the KMT, compounded with the invasion of the Japanese, things were not looking very good for China in the early 1940’s. However, everything changed on August 6, 1945, when the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Another bomb was used on…
Badaling Great Wall (八达岭长城) Posted by Stephen on May 17, 2011
Badaling or 八达岭 (Bādálǐng) is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of urban Beijing city in Yanqing County. The section of the wall was built during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location’s strategic importance. The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, which is approximately…
Photo Gallery: Simatai Great Wall（司马台长城画廊) Posted by Stephen on May 16, 2011
Video Slideshow: Thumbnail Gallery: All photographs are courtesy of Stephen M. Fiedler, twitter: @seeitbelieveit Please contact for any use of these images.
From Jiankou Great Wall to Mutianyu Posted by sasha on May 15, 2011
In the outskirts of Beijing, it’s possible to hike from the old, wild Great Wall to the newer, tourist friendly section. Starting out at Jiankou (剪口), you can see how the Wall was when it was built hundreds of years ago. After a few hours of hiking on the rugged terrain, you arrive at Mutianyu…
More Chinglish Fun Posted by sasha on May 14, 2011
After looking over Steve’s recent post about the phenomenon of Chinglish, I decided that it was about time I put together a photo album of my own depicting the hilarious, often times strange world of English with Chinese characteristics. With big cities like Beijing and Shanghai doing their best to rid the streets of Chinglish…
Photo Gallery: Summer Palace (颐和园画廊) Posted by Stephen on May 12, 2011
Summer Palace Video Slidshow: Thumbnail gallery below: All photographs are courtesy of Stephen M. Fiedler, twitter: @seeitbelieveit Please contact for any use of these images.