花崗齋雜記

Jottings from the Granite Studio provides commentary, analysis, and opinion on China and Chinese history. It is written by Jeremiah Jenne, a PhD Candidate at a large public research university in Northern California. Currently, Jeremiah is in Beijing teaching history, doing archival research, and working on his dissertation.

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Morning Tea: Fireworks in Tianjin, Call me "Shanghai," New perspectives on Starbucks in the palace, and Chinglish creep

I just returned from Beijing and found Tianjin in full prep mode for Spring festival. Firecrackers, fireworks, and other improvised explosive devices are more or less legal here and the celebratory booms have already begun. YJ’s father went out over the weekend and purchased enough firepower to occupy a small island nation so I’m guessing we’re [...]

February 11th, 2007 | Tags: | Category: Chinese History, Life in China | Comments are closed