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The Emperor and the Lama: A Walk and Discussion at the Lama Temple and...
The Emperor and the Lama: A walk and discussion at the Lama Temple and Confucian Temple Date: Saturday, August 27th Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all entrance...
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Tiananmen and the Making of Modern Beijing: A Walk and Discussion, August 28
Tiananmen and the Making of Modern Beijing: A Walk and Discussion at Tiananmen Square Date: Sunday, August 28 Time: 9:00 am – Noon Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all entrance tickets....
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The Ming and the Manchus: A Walk and Discussion at the Forbidden City,...
The Ming and the Manchus: A Walk and Discussion at the Forbidden City Date: Sunday, September 4th Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members (includes all admission tickets and...
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“Beijing Emperor and Qing Dynasty Scammer Faces Prison Time in Shenzhen,” The...
Beijing Emperor and Qing Dynasty Scammer Faces Prison Time in Shenzhen It is a twist on an old scam: A gullible patsy loses a small fortune helping a former monarch recover his royal funds. But what...
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“Anyone seen the Son of Heaven?” World of Chinese Magazine
Anyone seen the Son of Heaven? How do you lose an emperor? I mean, it’s not like you would confuse the Son of Heaven with somebody’s wayward schnauzer. And yet the Ming Empire, no stranger to bizarre...
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In the Footsteps of the Emperors: A Walk and Discussion at the Temple of...
In the Footsteps of the Emperors: A Walk and Discussion at the Temple of Heaven Date: Saturday, September 3 Time: 9:00am – 11:30pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes entrance tickets to...
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Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of...
Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of Dongcheng Date: Friday, September 16 Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: 260 RMB, 220 RMB for members This walk explores the past,...
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“Bad Driving in Beijing: Poor Planning, or Lack of Enforcement?” The Beijinger
Bad Driving in Beijing: Poor Planning, or Lack of Enforcement? Cars are something of a wedge issue between the international community and local citizens of Beijing. Many foreign residents of Beijing...
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The Dowager and the Dynasty: A Walk and Discussion at the Summer Palace,...
The Dowager and the Dynasty: A Walk and Discussion at the Summer Palace Date: Saturday, September 10th Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all entrance tickets. She...
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“A Stroll Along Beijing’s Restored Canal System and the Ongoing Plan to...
A Stroll Along Beijing’s Restored Canal System and the Ongoing Plan to Revive its Ancient Waterways A project to reconstruct a section of an ancient canal system that once flowed through the heart of...
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“Settling Siberia: Nerchinsk, 1689,” The World of Chinese
Settling Siberia: Nerchinsk, 1689 The two sides met at the Siberian outpost of Nerchinsk, over 1,000 kilometers from Beijing and separated from Moscow by 6,000 kilometers of steppe and forest. Neither...
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Tiananmen and the Making of Modern Beijing: A Walk and Discussion, September 21
Tiananmen and the Making of Modern Beijing: A Walk and Discussion Date: Wednesday, September 21st Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes all entrance tickets. For much...
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Interview: “Walking the recently restored Jade River,” Radio Beijing AM774
The first part of my conversation with Bruce Connolly of Radio Beijing AM774 on the renovation of the Jade River and the canal system of Beijing. Also check out my post for The Beijinger on the canals,...
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Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: Are the Kids Alright?
Young people were at the center of the most pivotal moments in China’s modern history. Joining Jeremiah in this episode is Alec Ash, author of the book Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China. Alec and...
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Interview: “Restored Jade River tells some of the early history of Beijing,”...
The second part of my conversation with Bruce Connolly of Radio Beijing AM774 on the renovation of the Jade River and the canal system of Beijing.Also check out my post for The Beijinger on the canals,...
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Imperialism, Opium, and Nationalism: A Walk and Discussion at the Old Summer...
Imperialism, Opium, and Nationalism: A Walk and Discussion at the Old Summer Palace Date: Wednesday, September 28 Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: 300 RMB, 260 RMB for members includes entrance tickets...
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Interview: “Telling the story of the waterways,” Radio Beijing AM774
The final part of my conversation with Bruce Connolly of Radio Beijing AM774 on the renovation of the Jade River and the canal system of Beijing. Also check out my post for The Beijinger on the canals,...
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“The Life and Times of Edmund Trelawney Backhouse,” The Beijinger
I’ve long been fascinated with Edmund “The Hermit of Peking” Backhouse. It’s time the famous Sinologist received a little love as one of the original hutong hipsters. The Life and Times of Edmund...
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Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of...
Traditions and Transitions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of Dongcheng Date: Saturday, October 1 Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: 260 RMB, 220 RMB for members This walk explores the past,...
View ArticleEulogy for a Beijing Turtle
Obituary for Yertle the Turtle, born Beijing, ca. 2007. Died Beijing, September 23, 2016. Born a 王八蛋, he rose above his humble background to become the wisest of us all. We first met him at the...
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