Chinese Language Blog
Menu
Search

Tag Archives: Beijing air pollution

Why I Moved from Beijing to Kunming Posted by on Nov 10, 2014

Last year, my girlfriend and I made the decision to leave our good jobs, nice apartment, and generally awesome life in Beijing to go on an extended backpacking trip and eventually end up down in southwest China in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan. For our last few weeks in Beijing, our students kept asking…

Continue Reading

Beijing’s APEC Holiday Posted by on Nov 5, 2014

A huge part of Chinese culture is the concept of “face” (面子 – miàn zi). This basically means one’s reputation, and it goes for all social circles – family, friends, business, and society at large. Beijing’s horrible air pollution is notorious, and it is unfortunately one of the first things that comes to mind when the…

Continue Reading