This is a continuation from National Day in China – Part I ( www.bigtroubleinlittlechina.org/2009/10/national-day-in-china-part-i). I’m going to keep part II short, and just provide a few pictures and basic explanation of the Mid Autumn Festival. China’s National Day Festivities continued well into the night. The main attraction was again at Tiananmen Square and involved countless performances. Over 100,000 performers, including leading …
!!!HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!!! Today is the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The day is marked in China by celebrations and parties all over the country. I have never seen a National Day celebrated with so much excitement and enthusiasm. Even Independence Day in the United States does not quite …
A few weeks ago I took a trip to temple located about 40km outside Beijing in the mountains, the TanZhe Temple. I posted the pictures a while ago, but I thought I should add a brief explanation of the Temple. The temple dates back 1,700 years and is one of the largest and oldest temples in the …
Last week I had the opportunity to go to a concert performed by the China National Symphony Orchestra at the Egg (The National Performing Arts Center). The concert was put on by the Bank of Beijing to mark their second anniversary of going public. The evening started with a buffet before the larger show. A Bank party seems to …