A look into the interpretation of “public space”…. There’s one thing with hanging laundry outside one’s window out in the open; it’s certainly another to hang laundry to dry from public lamp posts! Love these silly Chinese.
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laundry on the streets
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 31, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/laundry-on-the-streets/
biking in the rain
Blury photo alert! Even biking in the rain, the Chinese use umbrella’s.. I saw many more umbrellas on this rainy day than raincoats. And how sweet of this girl to hold the umbrella as a passenger. Another thing I noticed was that there were very few black umbrellas, if any. In the west, we’re used [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 28, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/biking-in-the-rain/
china boy
Eating his noodle-lunch and checking his cell phone… at age… 7-ish? Adorable.
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 10, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/china-boy/
Flickr uploads: a local Hutong
I spent an early morning wandering a local Hutong a couple weeks ago.. Although I wasn’t able to capture it on camera, it was great to watch people start their mornings: brushing their teeth on the streets together, trash collectors starting off their mornings, children walking to school or waiting for the bus, elderly walking [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 3, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/flickr-uploads-a-local-hutong/
old man playing Chinese chess
Randomly strolling through a neighborhood, I found some old men playing Chinese chess, as they often do in parks. I’m amazed at how active the Chinese are at old age, from dancing groups, martial arts, and card or chess games…all done in the local parks. I wonder about the stories they have to tell and [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on April 28, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/04/old-man-playing-chinese-chess/
capsule apartment
I thought my room was small; this is a very different lifestyle…! With space pressures increasing in Beijing, the first “capsule apartment” complex has now opened in China’s capital – and according to China Hush it’s found at least one tenant. China Hush reported the opening of the capsule complex in Liulangzhuang, Haidian, earlier this month. According to [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on April 18, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/04/capsule-apartment/
public toilet map
So smart to orient the map the same way the street is laid out! Proof that community living and communal bath houses and toilets are still used and needed, even in a ‘developed’ city like Beijing: I do wonder if this map is for locals or tourists, since it’s placed on a main street that currently [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on April 15, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/04/public-toilet-map/
clever pottery: coffee mugs
A clever way to keep the spoon out of the way when trying to drink from your mug! (But does the handle of the spoon get wet from liquid dripping?) Lovely, regardless, for the novelty.
Posted by Tiffany Wan on April 14, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/04/clever-pottery-coffee-mugs/