Me & Susanna

Food, drinks and friends

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August 11th 2011
The good thing about Beijing, as all big cities, is that you can pretty much choose what lifestyle you want. Of course there is the limiation of budget, but that can sort of also be fixed partially at least. Near my house is the luxurious Shin King Place that I wrote about. If you can't affort Gucci, Fendi and Hugo Boss, there's silk market where you can bargain away and still look nice. ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more