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beijing at its heart
Posted September 11, 2006 at 07:34 AM by
Welcome to Beijing, a vibrant city where history and modernity stand side by side! On this very soil is where the Ming and Qing Dynasty ruled from the inner Forbidden City with 3,000 concubines at the service of the emperor. This is where the Chinese people's beloved Chairman Mao lies frozen in time and where the Tiananmen Square, [...]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) [...]
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 [...]
