Archive for November, 2015

Portrait of a Beijinger – Lu Yan

Posted by abel on November 24, 2015 in Filming in China | No Comments

Chaoyang Park provided the perfect location for filming the fourth episode of Portrait of a Beijinger. We arrived on a crisp fall morning. Beijing’s freezing wind had blown all but the few remaining golden leaves on gingko trees. The morning was cloudy, with only a few locals strolling around and practicing Tai-Chi in the expansive […]

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Beijing Under Snow

Posted by abel on November 23, 2015 in Beijing Scenes | No Comments

  Fall in Beijing is the nicest season of all. The temperature is great, the air quality is decent, and the yellow-orangish leaves on the city’s gingko trees decorate the streets and parks. However, you occasionally see groundskeepers and street cleaners playing Mother Nature by hitting branches with long sticks to remove leaves before they […]

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