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beijing yu yuan da xue
Posted August 07, 2006 at 08:34 AM by
beijing yu yuan da xue, known as the beijing language and culture university, and formerly known as beijing yu yuan wen hua da xue, is a school fraught with both locals and foreigners. many students live on campus and a good amount live off. during the summer, they offer 4, 5, and 6 week courses of mandarin from an introductory level (a0) [...]
China Trip
Posted July 12, 2007 at 07:26 PM by nawabbawre
China is not only the fastest growing economy or a rapidly changing society, but is also an interesting tourist destination. Recently I spent a few days in China where I went to attend a conference in Beijing. Because of the olympics coming up next year, the whole city is under construction. You get to see a lot of traditional monuments like the [...]
Beijing - Off the Beaten Track
Posted August 14, 2007 at 08:10 PM by DavidFeng
Beijing is massive. Most people stay well within the reach of the 5th Ring Road (unless it's a day trip to Badaling or the Ming Tombs). As a result, they're missing out on the real "great outdoors" -- on the outskirts of Beijing.And we're talking about the bits of Beijing that sometimes don't even make [...]
hou hai
Posted August 07, 2006 at 08:22 AM by
hou hai is a lake in the first ring (dead center region) of beijing. it's adjacent to the famous bei hai. although a man-made lake, people can still be found fishing around the edges of the lake. in fact, although the water looks really polluted, locals still seem to enjoy taking a dip in it. at the very front, right past the gate, the [...]
