I have never seen Hongqiao Railway Station as full as on Sunday when I went to pick up some friends. Apparently there was a flurry of snow up in Beijing which resulted in three hours or more delays to trains coming south. Killig some of this time, I went to the departure lounge and looked… Read More »
Laoximen is a tremendous place, full of old lanes and fantastic communities its lanes full of little businesses like pavement barber shops, mending workshops, corner shops and fruit and veg markets which line the main street. Here fish flap about and struggle to breathe in the shallow water of the washing up bowl they’re held… Read More »
It’s hard to believe that these are small lane houses mostly inhabited by little old Chinese men and women. The rents charged to foreigners is staggering. Granted, these renovated flats are considerably nicer than those the locals inhabit bit the difference in rent is out of proportion to the difference in standards. Yesterday I was… Read More »