On July 18th, Beijing was awarded the happiest city in China after a 2-week testing campaign across 6 major cities.
Two LED boards with “happy” and “sad” smileys were fixed on 10 bus stations in Beijing. Over 460 thousand Beijingers voted “happy” among the 820 thousand participants, a 56.06% ratio. Dengshi Xikou Station is the happiest [...]
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Beijing, the Happiest City in China?
He’s Just a Tourist Guide
Qianmen is one of the nearest old city gates of Beijing to Tiananmen Square. Lots of tourists here on a daily basis.
He’s a self-employed tourist guide. He’s had no proper training, no official certificates of any kind.
He spoke randomly to tourists and tried very hard to find someone to hire him as a guide.
He spent [...]
Beijing Welcomes First Snow This Year, In Spring
The number of freezing days in winter during recent years is decreasing dramatically. Well, maybe not that dramatic because it takes like 9 months for the 2 ends meet so that people can have a comparison. But it did surprised everyone this winter for not having any snow. When the snow finally reluctantly arrived Beijing [...]
Beijing In 1988
Here are pictures of Beijing taken from the mid 80s to the beginning of 90s.
A boy enjoying the ride.
“There are 9 million bikes in Beijing…”
And a lot of taxi cabs, too.
College students dancing at a public square, some were bare foot.
Girls sailing at Beihai park.
While others were talking about love.
The tallest building…
before this.
Roads seemed wider.
Bridges [...]
Beijing in 1978
Thirty years ago, the communist party under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership initiated the Opening and Reform. All forms of media across the nation are now going full force to report changes happened during these years. The whole nation seems to be immersed in memories.
The following pictures were taken in Beijing during the time between 1978 to [...]
A Visit to the Confucius Temple in Beijing
Beijing Confucius Temple quietly sits on Guozijian Street, where used to be the finest higher education institution in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
The entrance.
Immediately after stepping into the temple, you’ll find a row of stone tablets standing on the right side of the gate. Names of those who passed the national level exams in ancient times [...]
