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Things in China – Sign #4 (not actually a sign)

Posted on 04/09/2013 by haonowshaokao

I haven’t posted on here for more than two months (too busy with work / family / moving and writing efforts have been diverted largely to this) so I’m putting up a few funny signs as a stopgap. These are … Continue reading →

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Things in China – Sign #3

Posted on 03/09/2013 by haonowshaokao

I haven’t posted on here for more than two months (too busy with work / family / moving and writing efforts have been diverted largely to this) so I’m putting up a few funny signs as a stopgap. These are … Continue reading →

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Things in China – Sign # 2

Posted on 02/09/2013 by haonowshaokao

I haven’t posted on here for more than two months (too busy with work / family / moving and writing efforts have been diverted largely to this) so I’m putting up a few funny signs as a stopgap. These are … Continue reading →

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Things in China – Sign # 1

Posted on 01/09/2013 by haonowshaokao

I haven’t posted on here for more than two months (too busy with work / family / moving and writing efforts have been diverted largely to this) so I’m putting up a few funny signs as a stopgap. These are … Continue reading →

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Parkview Green (芳草地) = weird shopping centre

Posted on 22/06/2013 by haonowshaokao

In late April, when it was still basically winter, we wandered by a shopping centre in Beijing and went inside on a whim. Normally this is a recipe for tedium, but fortunately this time there was a wealth of bizarre, … Continue reading →

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Things In China: Beijing Zoo

Posted on 12/05/2013 by haonowshaokao
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The Commute and The Queue

Posted on 30/04/2013 by haonowshaokao

Being a typical 21st century family man in Beijing, I spend around 10-15 hours of each week commuting to the centre of town. This, all-in-all, is ok. It’s not like a couple of years ago when I used to use … Continue reading →

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Chinese Map Of Europe

Posted on 25/04/2013 by haonowshaokao

If you know what this is, then you know what this is. Click image for bigger. Please leave your complaints in the comments box. Previously; “China, translated”

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Things in China: Never Forget

Posted on 05/04/2013 by haonowshaokao
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Qingming festival 2012

Posted on 04/04/2013 by haonowshaokao

It’s Qingming (“Tomb-Sweeping”) festival today, but it’s my day off anyway and miserable weather outside, so little to report. Last year, though, we went down to Hubei to visit V’s ancestral hometowns, tend to tombs, etc, and it was quite … Continue reading →

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