Spring came by Beijing for like a day, then… summer.
Westin Shanghai
Having lived in Shanghai for 9 months I really appreciated how much this metropolis had to offer. At the same time, I felt a bit unfortunate since I was too busy working and didn’t explore this city like I did with Beijing. Over the weekend I flew back to hand over the apartment keys to my landlord. I have to admit, I love this city more and more each and every time I’m here. Beijing, well, I’m feeling the exact opposite right now.
HeShen Manshion
So in Beijing nowadays there are not many famous courtyards left. One of the few survived ones is the HeShen Mansion, or known as Prince Gong Mansion. So towards the back of his mansion, he had a massive storage building. To mark what’s stored where he asked the builders to build all these different windows to help him remember. I just thought it’s a pretty good gif opportunity.
Portman Shanghai
The one with the pointy star is Shanghai Exhibition Center, one of my favorite buildings in the city.
Mao’s Last Dancer
I some how remembered this film the other day and decided to give it a watch. Yes, Chinese television programs are so bland that I decided to watch a film about a Chinese ballet dancer… a male one for that matter. (Thank you very fucking much SARFT).
Anyways, I was surprised I enjoyed this film very much. What a wonderful story about people, triumph of will, and a young China just starting to open its self up and taking a peak at the world. I love it so much that I’m angry that this film got overlooked when it came out. I recommend it for all.
