China Travel 2.0

I’d like to post the info of one Beijing Postcards coming event as below. As you may know, they always hold such talks and events about Beijing and china development and culture related. and more and more Beijing postcards shops around the country shows their popularty in this circle. How has Beijing developed from being [...]

Please note your callendar for an interesting and insight talk on Beijing development by Lars Ulrik Thom on June 2nd at the Yin Yang Community Center, Beijing. – From an imperial past to symbols of modern china Did you know that the Tiananmen Gate was completely torn down in 1969? That the Qianmen Gate was [...]

- From Bound Feet to High Heels: Beijing Women in the 20th century. When were women allowed to attend school in Beijing? When was the tradition of bound feet abandoned? How did communism affect the idea of how a good woman should behave? “Three weddings and a divorce” is the story of three women living [...]

Man eating noodles 1930s. In china noodles are a symbol of longevity. The origins of noodles have been a subject of debate for many years, with Italy, China, and various Arab countries all laying claim to their invention. The 2005 discovery of 4000 year old noodles at Lajia Village (alongside the Yellow River in Qinghai [...]

Shanghai North Railway Station 1929. In 1876 the first railway in Shanghai was built. Despite being very popular, it was dismantled just one year later. A lethal accident turned the population against the steam “monster”, dubbed “dragonhead” by the Shanghainese. The Qing government saw no other solution than to buy up the tracks, which were [...]

I am Glad to tell that my friend-Lars will held his another great talk on 2009-11-07 at Garden Books with the title “Transformation Beijing:From an imperial past to symbols of modern china”. When you see his Beijing Postcards shop in Nanluoguxiang, you will know his knowledge about Beijing and China’s development and history. to be honest, some [...]