Articles by kali09
beijing yu yuan da xue
Posted August 07, 2006 at 08:34 AM
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
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 [...]
