Tag Archives: things in china

I probably have to write something about the bizarre Princess Diana statue garden in Nansha

Posted on 31/01/2017 by haonowshaokao

The news that William and Harry are planning to have a statue of their mother built in Kensington Palace gardens has reminded me of the entire garden full of Princess Di statues I happened upon in Nansha, a distant suburb … 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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Things in China: Never Forget

Posted on 05/04/2013 by haonowshaokao
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Things in China – Frost spider tree

Posted on 28/02/2013 by haonowshaokao
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Things in China – Cabbage and hotpot

Posted on 23/02/2013 by haonowshaokao
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Things in China – Year of the snake

Posted on 15/02/2013 by haonowshaokao

Midnight in Tongzhou Zai Zai, born 12.07am, Chinese New Year’s Day

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Things in China – “We are Americans”

Posted on 08/02/2013 by haonowshaokao

It’s not really fair to laugh at someone’s poor English when my Chinese is so bad (or fair in any case, come to think of it), especially when it’s some poor woman just looking for a job, but she is … Continue reading →

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Things in China – ‘Love Toilet’, Xishuangbanna Airport

Posted on 01/02/2013 by haonowshaokao
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Things in China – Fibreglass statue of ET outside my apartment

Posted on 25/01/2013 by haonowshaokao
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