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My subway station lies beneath clotted historical memory The School of Sinonology at China People's University is the home of its ...

I'm told that Beijing and Shanghai are sometimes referred to as 帝都 didu and 魔都 modu , imperial city and city of magic. Perhaps that...

It feels like a really long time since I've posted here - as expected, I wasn't able to get into blogger from my hotel - so let me ...

Denizens of subway etiquette posters  Ancient Sage lassoes young lovers at make-your-own cake shop Shaun the Sheep from Wallace and...

I'm off for a six-day trip to Beijing! As ever, I don't know if I'll be able to access this blog from there (you might have hea...

Global Harbor, Shanghai's newest shopping center, is so big you could live there. Indeed, I quickly got lost. Part Crystal Palace, pa...