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Who can resist
Blog: Drink the Water - 27 May 2012
an omelette with an extravagant name entirely lost in translation?
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These are a few of my favorite things (to eat)
Blog: Drink the Water - 24 May 2012
样梅 (yángméi). A gently sweet and sour berry that grows on trees. They make me think of a very mellow strawberry lemonade. They're in season right now, so I got two pints and ate them all while writing this.
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The best, worst-celebrity restaurant in the world
Blog: Drink the Water - 21 May 2012
Beethoven was on the one next to Tony Bennett. Jasmine Cafe (茉莉餐厅), Parc 66 (恒隆广场), Quancheng Lu, Jinan, Shandong.
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The ol' swimming hole
Blog: Drink the Water - 20 May 2012
In the middle of town, behind a crowded touristy street known as Furong Jie, there's a quiet spring that the neighborhood has used as a swimming hole for the past 600 years.A really nice, little old lady sits next to it selling swimwear (Y15-38) and floaties (Y24). I'd noticed during both my visits that all of the swimmers were men. When I asked her whether it was okay for women to swim, she said, "Of course! Lots of women come here to swim. They just work during the day, unlike these lazy guys."
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On sale now at Wal-Mart
Blog: Drink the Water - 17 May 2012
Best sellers here are rice and 绿豆 (lü dou, mung beans). In Chinese medicine, mung beans are used to 清肺和肠胃 (loosely, clear out the respiratory and digestive systems). A porridge of rice and mung beans is a staple of the Chinese diet, eaten for breakfast and comfort--the equivalent of cornflakes, chicken noodle soup, and cold medicine that actually works, rolled into one.
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The hazards of living near KTV (a karaoke bar)
Blog: Drink the Water - 16 May 2012
"Do not poo or pee here!" Posted in an alley off of Tongyuanju Qian Jie, Jinan, Shandong.
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200 feet of meat
Blog: Drink the Water - 15 May 2012
The scene last night on 银虎池街 (Yinhuchi Jie, "the pool where the lion drinks street") in the heart of the Hui neighborhood in Jinan, Shandong China.
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Taishan
Blog: Four Seas As Home - 17 May 2010
Taishan is the most famous of China’s holy mountains (and the only one to have won a much-coveted spot on the currency, in this case decorating the 5 rmb bill). While its stone staircases are perhaps not counted among China’s most challenging — the terrifying climb to Huangshan’s Celestial Peak is hard to beat — [...]
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Not a turtle
Blog: Four Seas As Home - 10 May 2010
When I asked why all of the stelae – huge stone slabs carved with commemorative texts – are mounted on the backs of turtles, a look of horror flashed on the guide’s face. “They’re not turtles, they’re bixi – the sixth child of the dragon”. He led me around the bixi, and pointed out that [...]
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有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
Blog: Four Seas As Home - 7 May 2010
We’re now in Qufu, the hometown of Confucius. I have my personal reservations when it comes to Confucian thought – knowing one’s place in society and always deferring to authority doesn’t sound that great to me – but visiting the hometown of one of the world’s most famous philosophers is still very cool. We thought [...]
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Qingdao - first review since 2006 - JiMo Shopping Area
Blog: Travel China and the World - 6 March 2010
Earlier today I landed in Qingdao following a brief flight from Beijing. I was greeted by the a very cold winter Qingdao day — temperature of 1C. Of course I flew in from Beijing, which is not exactly a balmy place either, so I should not be complaining too much…but I just don’t [...]
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Taishan: 6,660 steps for 60+ more years sounds like a good deal to us
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 23 September 2009
Northern China’s answer to Huangshan is Taishan, one of China’s 5 most famous mountains. Tons of famous Chinese people—including Mao Ze Dong and Confucius—have summited this holy Taoist mountain, which, frankly, is no small feat, given that the central route up Taishan is pretty much a sweaty Stairmaster workout of 6,660 steps. It is said [...]
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Qingdao: Confronting Identity in a German Town in China
Blog: 12FOOT3 - 21 September 2009
Since Tibet was out as our next destination, where to next? Mongolia? Train tickets were sold out for the entire week. Xinjiang? Tickets also sold out (and thank goodness we didn’t go because the deadly protests in Urumqi broke out a few days later). Here’s how we decided on our next stop: we consulted Weather [...]
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