Category Archives: Video

The Shanghai Beat

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Andrew

From a friend (and hosted on Danwei), a new show on urban life in Shanghai: “The Shanghai Beat”. The first episode features a tour of Shanghai’s gay scene. More to come…

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Thunder on Jong-Il Peak

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Andrew

Another video, also from the Children’s Palace in Pyongyang. This one is of a band playing the song “Thunder on Jong-Il Peak”, possibly my favourite of the DPRK’s musical contributions:

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Arirang on Accordions

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Andrew

To make up for the continuing lack of a DPRK travelogue, I present this video, filmed at one of Pyongyang’s “Children’s Palaces” on our last full day in Pyongyang:

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Winter, of course

Posted on February 21, 2006 by Andrew

Winter in Beijing is deceptively cold. An absolute minimum of about -10 Celsius may not sound too bad to true cold-weather veterans, but it discounts the effect of the gale-force Siberian winds I encounter riding to and from my university; … Continue reading →

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Beijing fireworks

Posted on February 19, 2006 by Andrew

On Chinese New Year’s Eve, I was fortunate to be invited to stay at the home of a Chinese friend of mine in Eastern Beijing. In preparation for the holiday, his family had bought a veritable arsenal of fireworks, which … Continue reading →

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