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Chinese New Year in Bali: Part II
Following a morning of temples, my hostel mates and I headed over to a traditional neighborhood of Bali. Though the island has become a sort of Cancun for young travelers, other districts to the north have maintained the traditional culture of Indonesia. Continue Reading →
Chinese New Year in Bali: Part I
Back in February of 2011, I visited the island of Bali in Indonesia for Chinese New Year but never got around to posting photos. Finally, a year and a half later, here they are. Continue Reading →
Check it out: my guest appearance in The Week!
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Yesterday I made a special appearance on China Daily’s weekly news show “The Week.” In the short segment, I explore Beijing’s markets and seek out the creepiest Christmas decorations I can find. The segment is based on a Hot Pot column I wrote for China Daily on experiencing Christmas in China.
Embedding China Daily videos isn’t possible, so check out the full clip here.
Happy Holidays!
Check it out: My new column on Chinglish shirts!
Cartoon that accompanied the column. I'm not a blonde this time.
My second Hot Pot column for China Daily ran earlier today. As you may recall, I wrote one back in July on awkward experiences sunbathing in China.
Today’s column is on Chinglish shirts — those amazingly hilarious pieces of clothing I’m kind of obsessed with here. In the column I mention a Chinglish shirt shopping extravaganza in Shenzhen; I posted photos of some of those purchases here earlier last year.
For more hilarious misuses of the English language in China, check out my Chinglish photoset on Flickr. Or Engrish.com.
Chinese papers copy themselves … again
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Taiwan. To commemorate the anniversary, four papers on the mainland ran very similar front pages, which a few bloggers noted on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. A few of my China Daily colleagues retweeted (reweibo-ed?) it:
Clockwise from top left: Guangming Daily, People's Liberation Army Daily, People's Daily and Economic Daily.
Seduced by the Li River: Part III
My final day in Yangshuo was perhaps my favorite day of the trip. That morning, I rented a bike from my hotel and explored the entire area on my own.
Seduced by the Li River: Part II
After waiting for a rainstorm to end, I headed to Yangshuo’s Silver Cave. Through a series of strange events, I found myself in a massive group with about 40 Chinese tourists.
Seduced by the Li River: Part I
Yours truly at the Li River
Back in July, I visited the small town of Yangshuo in China’s Guangxi province. Despite the fact that Shenzhen is quite close to this popular tourist destination, I never took advantage of it while I was living there. But because Lonely Planet lists it as one of the Top 5 things to do in China, I knew I needed to see it before I leave.
The trip started off nightmarishly. Having traveled a lot to various Chinese cities recently, I foolishly decided to make all of my plans last minute. I didn’t book a hostel until the night before, and it seemed all the popular ones were completely booked. Then, because I packed an hour before I had to leave for the airport and got stuck in traffic, I missed my flight. I was able to book another one, but it took off 5 hours later, cutting off precious time from the three short days I had there.
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Bridget O'Donnell is a designer for Ataway in Shanghai, China. She previously worked for the China Daily and graduated from the University of Michigan in 2009. More »