Tag Archives: travel
Music Festivals in China (中国音乐节) Posted by sasha on Aug 11, 2010
Back home in 美国, one of my favorite things to do every summer is going to a music festival (音乐节 – yīn yuè jié) with a group of friends. In fact, between 2003 and 2009, I attended over 30 such events, from Camp Bisco in upstate New York, to Langerado in southern Florida, to Bonnaroo…
Poor Man’s Chinese Posted by sasha on Jul 6, 2010
大家好, My name is Sasha, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the newest member of the Transparent Chinese team. First, I’d like to thank Jeremy and Steve for giving me this opportunity to share my Chinese experiences with the world. Every month, I’ll be writing on the blog here, as well as posting original…
Urban Biking in China（城市的自行车） Posted by Stephen on Jun 28, 2010
It’s not surprising that there are more than 100 cities in China with a population of at least 1 million people. Following rampant development, China has turned to mega-cities as concrete jungles house nearly half of the 1.4 billion people in the mainland today. So even in a country geographically vast, urbanization or 城市化 (chéngshìhuà)…
The Gypsy Road Posted by ryan on Jul 17, 2008
Following an extended hiatus exploring the geopolitics and security status of China’s energy sector at the end of the Chinese academic year, your gallant correspondent has returned once again to fire away at the idiosyncrasies of life in Beijing and Greater China as a whole. Today, a commentary on the gypsy trail of Chengfu Lu…