Tianjin Golden Ocean Hotel

... a conversation with a Chinese man a few weeks ago who referred to me as a “jin xiong mao”, or “Golden Panda”, insinuating that we (foreigners) are an asset to the Chinese people and should be taken care of. I have to admit, I rather detest feeling like a bag of money. As a westerner here I often feel I am being exploited for money and “face” as the common assumption about Westerners (especially Americans) is that they are all ...

... to the Haihewaitan park at the end of the Haihe river. The park was a basically a series of modern art projects that cover most of China and was actually quite nice if nothing to see. We passed by the famous Orient Princess ship where they run KTV and walked down the river towards a 'Chaoyin temple' I had read about on the map. After rechecking the map and realizing that we had, in fact, been walking in the right direction, however there ...

... between the last and current posts I have had plenty of travels within the city and taken many pictures, I'll add only a few here of the area of the city close to the river.

With the passing of time, the gilding wears off and the truth of things come forth, but, as I've said before, I feel this city is close to me and I am connected to it - at least as much as ...

... mind, as it happens the bus finally stops... under the train station. Upadee doo, security doesn't care about the magic red notebook. I can't buy a ticket from this machine. O looky, I can't buy a ticket from that machine either. Visit the nice lady. Not a word passes, I got 6 yuan ready. Or maybe we say ni hao, I dunno, I hardly notice anymore. But I do notice the signs to Binhai town. And start the opposite way. Am I ...

... of work to eat around all the bones in a skull is amazing, truly a work of dedication.

After the duck head place, we walked a long time and eventually came to a park in north Tianjin called 'Beining.' The park itself was quite large, with lots of attractions and amusement rides and even a couple miniature zoos, but very few people. I actually felt sorry for most the vendors here. The ...

October 1 I had the day off for the Celebration of Chinese National Day. It was the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. I used this time to explore more of Tianjin. I did a lot of walking and sweating but it was worth it. Enjoy the Photos.

Blake

National Day in China is celebrated on October 1st, and this year is a big one since it's the 60th anniversary of the PRC. Added with that, the fall festival fell close enough to national day this year that I ended up with 8 days off. 'Course, I had to work the Sunday before and the Saturday after ...

Yeah, I'll explain the title first. One of our teachers thinks I look like a teddy bear. Big cheeks...blessing and a curse; I can drink a lot of water and look like a chipmunk, but I also look 16 says every Chinese person I've met.
So...it's been quite awhile since I posted last, and not a terrible amount has gone on. I escaped quarantine finally without illness and got to head down to Tianjin. I met up with Professor Feng's niece, Julia, and went to ...

... little man was a bit stinking, no just my hair got a bit thin and does not look good. I have chosen Hair Rodeo salon, there were in our street many salons but somehow I liked this one, so I have walked in, First I got a hair wash then the "style maister" came with two assistants. While he was cutting in a crazy frenzy one of the assistants was wiping my forehead and ears from the fallen hair. At a short command by the style maister the other assistant jumps in and holds my ear to one ...

... Koreli, Cinli bir kizla ders calisiyordu. 3 aydir burada kaliyormus, 1 yil daha Cin de kalmayi dusunuyor. Ingilizce konusamiyor, Cince anlasmaya calisiyoruz. 25 yasindaymis' bilgisayar programciligi masteri yapmis. Odaya bakilirsa duzenini kurmus: duvardaki dev Cin haritasi, uzeri cince kitapla dolu calisma masasi, yiyecekleri, televizyonu, DVD playeri, turlu turlu makyaj malzemesi ile cok rahat bir yasam surdugu ...