Can foreigners “eat spicy?” A meditation on our love affair with the chili pepper.
How to Avoid Getting Evicted in the Latest Round of Housing Demolitions
The forced eviction of some of Beijing’s most vulnerable residents has sparked a backlash with even Chinese state media offering (albeit tepid) criticism of the city’s handling of this latest round of “urban renewal.”
But it’s not just Beijing’s poor and migrant communities which are being affected. Many international residents are feeling the pinch as well.
Will Beijing Enforce the New Restrictions on Traffic and Parking in the Hutongs?
The Cultural Multiverse
Say, What? Advice Learned the Hard Way for Cross-Cultural Communication
Hutong Living: Modern Day Life in an Old School Courtyard
China’s Latest Proposal to Block Internet VPNs Still Doesn’t Make Sense
The Electric Camel
How to Order a Jiānbing in Mandarin
A Teacher's Advice to His Students for Staying Safe During Spring Festival
As a teacher at a study abroad program here in Beijing, I feel it's my duty not only to introduce the wonders of Chinese civilization to impressionable young minds from America but also to keep them safe. Each year, it is customary for me to prepare a short talk to acquaint the students with the Spring Festival. Happy New Year to all and stay safe.
Eulogy for a Beijing turtle
Walking the Pearl River Delta
In 2015, The Guardian reported the Pearl River Delta region had overtaken Tokyo to become the world’s largest urban area in both geographic size and population. To find out what that looks like at ground level, I would walk 100 km from Guangzhou East Train Station to Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.
