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Top 10 Places in Beijing – Gulou Posted by sasha on Aug 2, 2013
So far in our countdown of the Top 10 Places in Beijing, we’ve hit the student district of Wudaokou and the hip 798 art district. Speaking of hip, we’re going to the spot where hipsters love to gather in Beijing: #8 – Gulou (鼓楼 – gǔ lóu) This area of Beijing gets its name from…
Wangfujing Night Market (王府井夜市) Posted by sasha on Sep 30, 2010
Located just east of Tian’an Men Square, Wang Fu Jing is a hot-spot for fun, shopping, and of course, eating in Beijing. Huge shopping malls and small souvenir stands line the streets, selling everything you could imagine (and then some). After 5 p.m., the night market comes to life. Here, you can enjoy tons of…
On the Bargain Road Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 1, 2008
One of my more embarrassing moments as a student of Chinese came not here in China but back in Maine in the fall of 1998, when I returned from a year in Beijing to the University of Maine at Farmington along with a teacher from the Chinese department of Beijing University of Technology. As I’d…