Mar
23
2016
Zhongguancun 中关村
The area I once knew so well.
Mar
23
2016
The last supper
I’ve my last supper with the Zhous at Yanmingyuan 宴铭园 in Zhongguancun, by Qinghua University in Beijing. Over all, people tend to order more food than necessary. There are always leftover food, at every meal.
Mar
23
2016
Juqi 局气
14 Banbuqiao St, Xicheng, Beijing, China
西城区 半步桥
Juqi 局气, in Beijing slang means fair, just 公平, 公正, 守规矩.
From what I’ve heard and read, there’s a long long line to get a table. But when we showed up at its main shop – the original one, on Wednesday at 1pm, we got a table right away, in the main dinning hall. (TA)
The decor is all about old Beijing, or Peking, or Beiping. The service is good. The dishes are very decent, nicely presented and tasty. The three of us ordered
Mar
23
2016
Chinglish
Who sleeps my bro this was seen in ZGC. Do they mean Who sleeps above my bro or Who sleeps with my bro? Why does a Chinese movie feel the need to have an English title?
No parking around this temple but ..
Mar
23
2016
A bargain?
After lunch, with little time on hand, we walked toward the bus 707 (or 717?) to #335 (or 355) to my dinner destination, passing by this store. Everything had to go because of the demolition. The owner asked for
Mar
23
2016
Demolition derby in Beijing
A campaign for demolition on Banbuqiao Street 西城区半步桥街 in Beijing. There is a reward to the residences for a certain percentage % of vacancy by a set date.
