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Monthly Archives: January 2006

liulichang

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

I think all of Beijing could be found strolling through the Liulichang New Year’s fair this afternoon. More accurately, they pushed, bumped and negotiated, albeit a bit akwardly, their way down the thronged, smoke-plumed street. There must have been thousands of fair-goers hidden beneath layers of hats and scarves and those ubiquitous government-issue coats usually [...]

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under construction

Monday, January 30, 2006

Everywhere in Beijing, the solid outlines of construction machinery carve out a space against the flat, gray sky. A sky so low it touches the heads of pillowy children, bundled within layers of hollofil and down. It hovers closer at dusk, pushing icy winter air down your coat and towards the nape of your neck, [...]

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new year’s eve

Sunday, January 29, 2006

The 12 year ban on fireworks within Beijing’s 5th Ring Road was officially lifted this year, and the city responded with countless amature displays. I can’t begin to guess how many cracker-related injuries occurred. We spent the evening watching the 4-hour-long CCTV New Year’s extravaganza at Shu’s great uncle’s house and were treated [...]

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beijing fog keeps the winter warmer

Monday, January 23, 2006

I noticed the cab driver had a hand-crocheted pale blue cozy for his thermos. All the cab drivers have little portable cups and thermoses sitting in the ridge between the passenger’s seat. Filled with tea or hot water, they are tattered and discolored from years of continuous use. I imagined the cabbie’s wife, sitting at [...]

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Reverse Migration

Monday, January 23, 2006

I noticed the cab driver had a hand-crocheted pale blue cozy for his thermos. All the cabbies have little portable cups and thermoses sitting in the ridge between the passenger’s seat and the driver’s seat. Filled with tea or hot water, they are tattered and discolored from years of continuous use. I imagined the cabbie’s [...]

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Landslide

Monday, January 23, 2006

It’s a good thing he brought the Navigator. When the Delancy Car Service driver pulled up to our building Saturday morning and saw the stack of luggage we had waiting in the lobby, he had one question: “Did you ask for a truck?” I hadn’t, but I was certainly glad that he showed up in [...]

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