Making Room For The New China

Ooops, was that your house? Well scoots over, China has to change somewhere Zipping by the debris Working hard mixing cement Building the future of Beijing Today, after driving downtown with Jingmei to her work, I set off on one of my all-day random bike rides through Beijing. Taking a…

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You Too Can Have Fun on China’s Parks

It’s Ming Dynasty meets Disney at the fun parks of China! The part of the Wall I like Only tourist-free spots for me Whatcha shooting there, boy? Did they pay to do this? Shopping at the front gate A little humor gone too far Bumper-Boats in Dragon Lake Caution: Sexy…

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Gimme da Damn Cake!

Be sure to have a cake-buying backup plan in Beijing Worth a cake any day! Gimme da Damn Cake! Yes, it was tasty too! Last night I decided to do something nice for Jingmei. Now it wasn’t just some random act of kindness that I’m known for, this was for…

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Where Will All These Noodles End?

Ain’t no rice in Beijing, just way too many noodles Now that’s handmade noodles! Note that he’s making linguini Holly and Ren like the noodles See, noodles are the best! You think I’m eating a lot of rice here? I know you’ve heard the ‘all the rice in China’ line…

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What Are You in the Market For?

Would you pass the yak penis and herbs, please? Kinck-knack heaven! Chirp! Chirp! With Jingmei, no yak needed! Can you say BIZARRE? Holly Krambeck Beijing City Edition At the Fuchengmen ‘Flower and Bird’ Market, the name is just the tip of the iceberg. When you get there, you see the…

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