Archive for June, 2007
Beihai Park
June 8th, 2007 | 
Author: Beihai park is one of the ancient imperial gardens in Beijing that is still well-preserved. We visited the place to be able to exhaust our time in Beijing.
Interestingly, there’s a serious history behind every scupture, temple, place we visited. We often just take pictures and walk away, but then, looking back..I was really amazed by the ancient artifacts that were still in good condition.
The weather wasn’t on our side that windy cold day..it was almost gloomy everywhere. The White Dagoba would have looked better on the sunny day.
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“WC” to be changed into Toilet
Beijing’s battle to standardize and correct English-language signs ahead of the 2008 Olympics has claimed another head — “W.C..”
By the end of the year, all public conveniences in the city will be called “toilets” instead of the venerable, Victorian-era sounding abbreviation for “water closet,” state media reported on Wednesday.
“In many Western countries they don’t use the term W.C. at all,” the Beijing Morning Post said.
“Because in English, it’s equivalent to what we would call in China an outhouse, and is a rather crude slang term,” it added, without explaining how it had got this impression.
Also on the list are road signs. Use of the romanized form of Chinese, known as “pinyin,” will be replaced by the actual English word, except for proper names, the newspaper added. Out will go Dong Changan Jie and in will come East Changan Avenue.
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Hatsune retreat
I’m such a big fan of sushi rolls..my usual order is California Maki or Futomaki but lo and behold, the great variety of rolls! Thanks to my friend K, who loves to take a picture of our food, I get to share to you what we tried.
We tried the hyped Hatsune in Beijing, expected to empty our pockets to be full..my friend also saw that in the menu, there’s one piece of sushi, that is offered at 9999rmb! Great scotts! it was said to be with gold dusts! oh my..no thanks!
I’m pretty satisfied with the roll with cream cheese! My favorite!!! Good service, nice ambiance..but steep prices! No can do for students like me, I’ll go try that gold dust sushi when I become a millionaire! Read the rest of this entry »
Peking University (Beida)
One of the TOP UNIVERSITIES of Beijing is Peking University (also known as Beida). This huge university is located at the heart of Haidian District, near Zhongguancun (electronic haven of Beijing). The university boasts quality education, huge buildings, superb sceneries, ancient architectures since it was once Qing Dynasty’s royal garden.
Anyone can enter the campus because it also holds a great many sights to behold. I went here once to take pictures! The huge campus is also perfect for biking.
