nanluoguxiang - 南锣鼓巷

 
What could be more appropriate accessories for a hutong dweller than a bottle of Yanjing and a stray cat?  A repeat cat rescuer, Mr. Gao is an oil painter living on a hutong running east from Nanluoguxiang.  
I was rushing to a reception at 798 given by a foreign fashion designer when I encountered Mr. Gao.  My goal was [...]
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I’m on crutches for another two weeks and this is less than ｈａｄ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ.  It has been a trying time for taking photos on the streets.  Sometimes I have to settles for people whose outfits don’t make a profound statemtn about fashion in China.  This young lady is from the rustbelt Northeast and she is here [...]
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When you watch movies from the fifties or those pictures of Cary Grant, I am always struck by the slimness of the ties - often combined with surprisingly thicker lapels and not exactly narrow collars.  In any case, it is always a dark slim tie that they wear.  Here an imperial crown motif is added [...]
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This thick oversized sweater is being used as autumn outerwear.
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Theater students Haini and Coco also like Obama.  They comment that Obama is younger and seems to have more of a long-distance vision. Haimi, from Mao’s home province of Hunan, comments that with his fresh views, Obama can bring the US out of its current rut.  She points out that even though America is very advanced, its current growth [...]
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