Colorful animals make it easy to identify the Tianyi wholesale market. Beijing is a great place to shop, and there are plenty of options, from high-end malls to the myriad of markets. I much prefer the latter, which always lead to an adventure of some kind. Below are 13 of my favorites from the time I […]
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Beijing’s Top Ten
My family spent a year and a half living in Beijing, from July 2009 to December 2010. We knew our time there was limited, and so we packed in as much as possible during our 18 months. These recommendations are based on our adventures, and while some may seem obvious, the differentiation lies in the […]
Beijing’s Lamp Market: From AK-47s to horses
Lately I’ve been missing some of the quirkier aspects of living in Beijing, for example, the city’s vast lamp market, which was housed in three football-field-sized warehouses. There were lamps that I would buy for my home, to be sure, but of course the more interesting were those made depicting life-sized horses, AK-47s and human body parts. […]