ramblings of an expat Kiwi living in one small corner of Beijing

Chinese study

Dec 13, 2007 wangbo

The 70th anniversary of the Rape of Nanking falls this week. Nanjing (formerly spelt Nanking)

Dec 12, 2007 wangbo

Thanks to a student for reminding me yesterday: Today is the anniversary of the Xi’an

Definitely getting my chilli tolerance back. In fact, I’m going to have to start really

Nov 14, 2007 wangbo

This is what it’s all about, and this is why the Dreamblogue is worth supporting.

Oct 20, 2007 wangbo

I was in the classroom in Teaching Building 1 for my last class yesterday morning,

Oct 10, 2007 wangbo

Another excellent piece from Danwei, this one on ethnomusicology in China. Unfortunately, one thing that’s

Danwei has a great post up about religion at Dazhai. It includes a translation of

Oct 4, 2007 wangbo

First up, a quick note: Unless otherwise stated, all quotations and page and chapter references

Oct 3, 2007 wangbo

First up, a quick note: Unless otherwise stated, all quotations and page and chapter references

Sep 24, 2007 wangbo

Or at least that’s how it felt today. I was all prepared, I knew what