July photos

Finally some photos from Beijing in July. I haven't had access to blogspot for a few weeks now, following the riots in Xinjiang province. Every time there is violence in China, the government blocks websites like these to prevent people from sharing photos or videos from the events.

Our bird 'Guazi', terrorizing us both :)

He's a big fan of Steve Coogan

Tian'anmen Square on a misty morning. It had been foggy all morning and I decided to walk over to the square to see what it looks like. I couldn't see across.

Tian'anmen Square

Chen Yi, all ready to go on a trip to the beach

Our bird being silly.

He was actually stuck for a few seconds before shaking off his 'helmet'

I'm still not sure what he was looking for

We made dumplings at a friend's place one day. We four made over 100 of them! We used banana for stuffing as an experiment, and it tastes pretty good!


nice

I'm back!

Whew, long time no posts.

Blogspot has been censored in China for many weeks now, and I haven't been able to find a way to access this site. Now, obviously, I have and I will post more messages here soon.

I am still in Beijing, but plan to move to another city soon. Our rent contract ends in August, so that'll be the time to move.

Watch for next updates!

Strawberry Festival Beijing 2009

The May day celebrations this year featured a 3-day music festival in a park (Tongzhou Park) just outside Beijing. The annual "MIDI-Festival" was moved to another city this year, but the Strawberry Festival was a good substitute.


Large crowds gathered to see the popular Chinese rock and folk bands, but there were also international (American) bands who attracted mostly foreigners.



The Main Stage

DJ Liman

Colorful festival goers

More colorful party people

Crowd

Great way to spend a sunny weekend!

The Pet Conspiracy gave a great show!

Professional equipment. It seemed like everyone had a camera; and big ones too!
As this was the first time for this festival, everyone was eager to capture the atmosphere.

Rock couple :)

Note the tattoo, and the group of policemen watching :)

The main stage

Unusual fan

One of our friends, holding balloons