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Picture of the Day: Blue Skies Over Beijing

You couldn’t have asked for more perfect conditions for a Saturday afternoon baseball game at Wukesong.

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 3:53 AM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

More thoughts on the Olympics

The Olympics are almost over, and Beijing is on the brink of resuming to normalcy. Here are some more random thoughts and observations about the Games as we count down to the end. Thumbs up to Olympic Organizers for making sure concession prices were...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 7:12 PM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: Beijing, Olympics

71 Cent Beers and the “Econ-O-lympics”

Yesterday my friend Joe and I wanted to see some live Olympic action. Tickets have long been sold out, and the only way to acquire them is to buy them off of the second hand market. We had been told by Chinese friends that scalpers were charging outrageous...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 10:43 PM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: food, Beijing, Olympics

Beijing Olympics: First Observations and Impressions

The Beijing Olympiad is almost three days old. Here are my initial thoughts. -The “completely sold out” tickets for most events are cheap and widely available. Every day I have been picking events, showing up at the gate, and looking for second hand tickets...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 9:58 PM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: Beijing, Olympics

8/8/08

I’m generally pretty skeptical when it comes to Chinese propaganda banners, but occasionally comes one so poignant, even in its vagueness, that I find myself nodding in agreement. This baner is currently on display in the center of “T”...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 12:35 AM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: Beijing, Olympics

Beijing’s New Airport Shuttle; A Look Inside

In anticipation for that particular event which will be coming upon in Beijing on 8/8/08, the new transit line connecting Beijing Capital Airport with the city subway system was opened on Saturday. On Monday I had to catch a flight to Wenzhou and decided...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 8:48 PM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: travel, Beijing

Beijing Today, Beijing One Week Ago; The Olympification of the Capital City

Three weeks ago I wrote a post about the changes Beijing has witnessed between 2006 and 2008. Just yesterday I returned from a brief trip to Dongbei to find the Beijing of today vastly different from the one I left only one week ago. China’s capital city...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 2:29 PM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: Beijing, Olympics

To Bag or Not to Bag, That is the Olympic Question

I distinctly remember the first time I ever went shopping China. It was my second day in the country, and my students took me to the “Not Second Market” grocery store located near the university where I was teaching. I had only bought around...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 4:22 AM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: society, Beijing, Olympics

Beijing Then and Now—Changes from ‘06 to ‘08

Outside of Fujian, there is no place in China where I have spent as much time as Beijing. The last time I was here for an extended period of time was back in fall ’06 when I was working on another ethnographic project. I spent six weeks here in the capital...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2008 12:22 PM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: Beijing

First Impressions of Beijing’s New Airport Terminal and More Scuffles with the Bank

The clock on my computer says 1:22 AM, but at this point I’m not even sure if that’s accurate or not, nor do I care. All I know is that I am in Beijing, with a boatload of traveling behind me and a ton of sleep in ahead. My first impression of China on...

Published Sat, Jun 06 2008 1:35 PM by Ben's Blog.....小本的博客

Filed under: travel, Beijing

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Picture of the Day: Blue Skies Over Beijing

More thoughts on the Olympics

71 Cent Beers and the “Econ-O-lympics”

Beijing Olympics: First Observations and Impressions

8/8/08

Beijing’s New Airport Shuttle; A Look Inside

Beijing Today, Beijing One Week Ago; The Olympification of the Capital City

To Bag or Not to Bag, That is the Olympic Question

Beijing Then and Now—Changes from ‘06 to ‘08

First Impressions of Beijing’s New Airport Terminal and More Scuffles with the Bank