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42: Who Pinched all the Trains? - Beijing's Other Rail Museum
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 d…
1 year, 5 months ago
41: Beijing’s Flight of Fancy - Civil Aviation 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…
1 year, 5 months ago
40: The Unkindest Snip of All – Beijing’s Eunuch Museum
Why would any guy elect to have his manhood removed? Why, to work for the emperor of course! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #…
1 year, 5 months ago
39: Star Gazing in Beijing
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 t…
1 year, 5 months ago
38: China through a lens
The National Film Museum is an amazing place, in an amazing building with an amazing collection. But how do you get in? #expat #expatlife #expatria…
1 year, 5 months ago
37: A New Marketing Ploy for KFC?
A posting on Weibo went viral after a girl asked for a handsome delivery boy... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #Beiji…
1 year, 5 months ago
36: BeiJing's Tap Water Museum (yes it really does exist!)
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…
1 year, 5 months ago
35: Santa Jostles with the Dragon
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 f…
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34: Making tracks with Mao
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 temperat…
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33: Toasting the Dragon
They say the best parties to go to are surprise parties - even if they have been planned weeks in advance... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatin…
1 year, 5 months ago