An Expat in China

Beijing's Natural History Museum has a secret that it would rather it kept under wraps... and I'm not talking about the giraffe with its head chopped off"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #museum #museumofnaturalhistory #dinosaur #simba #foetus #fetus #attenborough #jurassicpark

Beijing's Zhongshan Park is widely shunned by visitors to the northern capital (out of ignorance?) while hordes of crowds make for the Forbidden City right next door. But they're missing a huge amount. Find out why!"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #zhongshan #tiananmen #tiananmensquare #floral

If the life and science of bees is what floats your boat, then Beijing's Bee Museum could be just what you're looking for... but first you have to find it. Not as easy as you might think!"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #bee #bees #beemuseum

Shanghai's History Museum, housed in the base of the famous TV Tower, is an amazingly put together experience, and well worth a visit. "An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #shanghai #china #chinatravel #shanghaiExpat #ExpatsInshanghai #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #history #museum #historymuseum

You’ll know when you’re at Shanghai's Jing'an temple as gold lions smile down at you from every vantage point. "An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #shanghai #china #chinatravel #shanghaiExpat #ExpatsInshanghai #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #shanghaiLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #jing'an #jingan #lions

Shanghai's Garden of Peace & Happiness - aka Yuyuang is an amazing park... but probably best not visited on a Chinese national holiday! And I’ve heard of dumplings in soup… but soup in a dumpling? Meet Shanghai's signature dish!"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #shanghai #china #chinatravel #shanghaiExpat #ExpatsInshanghai #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #shanghailife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #yuyuan #dumplings

PLA soldiers holding hands? Lady Penelope's Thunderbird lighting up the skyline? Booking one's first visit to Shanghai was probably not a good idea on a Chinese national holiday..."An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #shanghai #china #chinatravel #shanghaiExpat #ExpatsInshanghai #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #shanghailife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #chinaeastern #chinaeasternairlines

Beijing's Institute of Botany, aka Botanic Academy, lies across the road from the Botanic Gardens, and many mistakenly go into it by mistake. It's where ex-emperor PuYi worked tending orchids when he was "dethroned". Well worth a visit!"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #botanicalgarden #botanical #botany #orchid

Beijing's Botanical Garden has an open area of 2m sq. m. There are eleven themed gardens within the overall gardens and this venue should be on every Beijing visitor's itinerary. "An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #botanicalgarden #botanical #garden

Something straight out of Harry Potter? The Taoist Pantheon makes you wonder what a complicated afterlife is in store for us!"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #taoism #dante #pantheon #dongyue

Does 'The Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression' have the longest museum name … in the world?"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #luguo #stonelions #japaneseaggression #sinojapanese #museum

Another day out in the beautiful port city of Tianjin"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #tianjin

Yuan Dadu Chengyuan is definitely a Happy place to be. Does it sum up the spirit of the Chinese?"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #yuandadu #happy

Forget about adverts from sex companies … if a westerner is at all worried about his tackle, I can strongly recommend he takes his next holiday in China and visits a swimming pool every day. "An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat

Confucius, as we've all been told, was one of the greatest philosophers and teachers of all time. The Temple of Confucius at Beijing is the second largest Confucian Temple in China, after the one in Confucius' hometown of Qufu. It's definitely on my list of must-sees..."An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #confucius #temple

Was the DPRK's Kim Il-Sung a closet royalist? Visit Beijing's Philately Museum, opened in 1985 and see what you think!"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #dprk #northkorea #philately #stamps

Hong Luo Si, or Red Snail Temple, "has been the most important Buddhist temple in northern China for the past 10 centuries" the signs say. So how come no-one I know seems to know that much about it? "An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #hongluosi #redsnailtemple #redsnail #buddhiststory #buddhism

A disappointing visit to the National Art Museum of China. Is this really the best they can put together?"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #art #artbeijing #nationalartgallery #photoshop

The oldest and most beautiful Vajrasana Pagoda (diamond throne pagoda) among the half dozen in China; together with a cute camel and a lion that is cuddling up to its (human) master"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat

With a former water tower based on an imitation of a 350-year-old pagoda that was the subject matter for Beijing's oldest photograph still in existence - what isn't there to like about Beida?"An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #beida #pekinguniversity

Tsinghua is generally regarded as one of the top two universities in mainland China and ranks around 71st worldwide. The campus was named one of the most beautiful college campuses in the world by Forbes..."An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #tsinghua #university

Zhonghua Shijitan was constructed to celebrate the arrival of the 21st Century. It celebrates the history of the Chinese nation going back some 5,000 years."An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #millennium #y2k #confucius

A temple with over 700 bells with one that weighs over 46 tons? You've come to the right place!" "An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expatlife #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #bell #museum #dazhong #ling

Is Beijing’s “Copyright Infringement Park” all it's made out to be? Or is there something we should be told..."An Englishman in Beijing" by Brian Salter (ISBN: 9781784779658) is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId** A Blogger's Guide to Beijing by Brian Salter, is published by Amazon ASIN: B083V1JQN5#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #chinatravel #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #disney #shijingsan

42 seconds to view Mao's corpse, after over three and a half hours... was it worth it?#expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat

The "Marie Celeste" of Beijing's many museums, full of anything to do with water melons, but with not a single person anywhere to be seen... "An Expat in Beijing" by Brian Salter is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #watermelon #museum #daxing

For those into CSI, surgical torture, and even policemen's helmets, you can't do better than visit Beijing's Police Museum "An Expat in Beijing" by Brian Salter is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #police #csi

In deference to the inspiration of Emperor Ferdinand 1 of Austria, I learn how to make Liaoning Dumplings... "An Expat in Beijing" by Brian Salter is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #dumplings #dumplingsrecipe

What will happen to the itinerant fly population now that Beijing has determined that only two flies are allowed in each toilet? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #flies #cleanupdrive #cleanup "An Expat in Beijing" by Brian Salter is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId

The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution is normally a must-see museum in the west of Beijing. But on my foray to the suburbs I am met with piles of dust and items on display are in desperate need of some good old fashioned TLC! "An Expat in Beijing" by Brian Salter is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm? id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #militarymuseum #military #mig

The Great Hall of the People was opened in September 1959 for the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic. Visitors are allowed in when Parliament isn't sitting. But how much of a must-see building is it? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #greathall #parliament #tiananmen #tiananmensquare

Brian runs foul of the authorities for an unpaid debt of...US$0.11! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #chinaunicom #debt

Across from me in the office is a colleague wrapped up in a blanket; while sitting next to me is another in a trench coat. What on earth is going on? Is this an example of centralized planning taken to extremes? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #heating #centralplanning

What happens when two different railway museums that are miles apart both decide that they are the real China Railway Museum? And then what do you do when one of them doesn't even have any trains? It's enough to make you weep! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #railmuseum #chinarailway #museum

How come a museum that has been open for only four months is already due to close for refurbishment? Maybe they intend to get rid of that thorn bush that made a totally unprovoked attack... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #aircraft #airmuseum #civilaircraft #ilyushin

Why would any guy elect to have his manhood removed? Why, to work for the emperor of course! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #eunuch #museum #papermaking #mummy #castration

The walls at Jianguomen subway station are a dead give away. 350 years ago, a Jesuit was put in charge of this observatory by the Son of Heaven and the rest, as they say, is history... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #observatory #armillary #gnomon

The National Film Museum is an amazing place, in an amazing building with an amazing collection. But how do you get in? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #cnfm #nfm #cinema #museum #film #imax

A posting on Weibo went viral after a girl asked for a handsome delivery boy... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #kfc #kfcviral #kfclover

Within spitting distance of the Russian Embassy, this must-visit attraction is not for alcoholics or those without a chaperone... and if you want to know what to do with your left-over sticky rice, then you'll find the answer here too!

The actual date of Chinese New Year changes annually. Sometimes it's so close to Christmas that the two merge into one another... and Santa can be found wrestling for space with red diamond-shaped fu (福) characters ... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #christmas #yearofthedragon #signs #chinglish

The China Railway Museum (中国铁道博物馆) is one of three rail museums in Beijing. For overgrown schoolboys it's an oasis of delight - even if the temperature inside is down to minus 5 degrees! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #chinarailmuseum #chinarailway #museum #trains #locomotive #steamengines

They say the best parties to go to are surprise parties - even if they have been planned weeks in advance... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #yearofthedragon #surpriseparty

The house and grounds of what had once been lived in by Sung Qing-ling, also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, is a beautiful unexpected oasis of peace and quiet that contrasts starkly with the hordes of tourists that pass by its front gates, many of them totally unaware of what lies inside. #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #sungqingling #sunyatsen #shichahai

Located in the Fengtai District of Beijing, Beijing World Park (北京世界公园) “features 106 of the most famous sites from 14 countries around the world”. The blurb continues in over-the-top style: “All these attractions ... are such good works of art that even a person who has seen the originals cannot tell the difference.” - which only goes to show that the copywriters have either never set foot outside China, or are as good as blind. You decide...

Where on earth can you buy a sprig of mistletoe in this country? Not in Beijing, it would appear... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #xmas #christmas #christmastree #santa #hilton

Prince Gong’s Mansion lies close to Shichahai Lake to the northwest of the Forbidden City. What lies behind the notices that warn "Cantion" to all passers-by? (And no, the answer is not a wall!) #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #princegong #mansion

Beijing's hutong areas possess a timeless charm about them and their history goes back many centuries. #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #hutong #history

To suggest to a Beijinger that he should desist from spitting in the street would be a total waste of time. What expats need to remind themselves is that until around 70 years ago spitting was considered quite normal in Europe as well. #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #spitting #gobbing

Chinese acrobatics is said to have started during the Warring States Period two thousand years ago. Nowadays more than 10,000 people are involved in the acrobatics industry across China. But is it as spectacular as they would have you believe? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #ExpatLife #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #CulturalExploration #EntrepreneurialSpirit