I just spotted this article on 千龙网- article? No, schedule– schedule for powercuts around Beijing in the middle of May. I don’t know how reliable it is. Anyway, there it is, and if you live in Beijing, I recommend having a look and seeing if your neighbourhood is likely to be affected.
It seems that down this corner of Beijing the power will be off from 7 am to 6 pm on May 14- next Wednesday, in other words. Be a good idea to remember and make sure there’s nothing perishable sitting rotting in the fridge on that day. Suppose I should also let the other foreign teachers know. Most of them, after all, don’t speak or read Chinese.
Hopefully, though, reminders will be posted around the neighbourhood closer to next Wednesday. They usually manage to do that.
