An Expat in China

The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution is normally a must-see museum in the west of Beijing. But on my foray to the suburbs I am met with piles of dust and items on display are in desperate need of some good old fashioned TLC! "An Expat in Beijing" by Brian Salter is available for sale in China at ¥85 from Taobao: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm? id=675304960828&spm=a21dvs.23580594.0.0.3f062c1bQ6bPG5&skuId #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #militarymuseum #military #mig

The Great Hall of the People was opened in September 1959 for the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic. Visitors are allowed in when Parliament isn't sitting. But how much of a must-see building is it? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #greathall #parliament #tiananmen #tiananmensquare

Brian runs foul of the authorities for an unpaid debt of...US$0.11! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #chinaunicom #debt

Across from me in the office is a colleague wrapped up in a blanket; while sitting next to me is another in a trench coat. What on earth is going on? Is this an example of centralized planning taken to extremes? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #heating #centralplanning

What happens when two different railway museums that are miles apart both decide that they are the real China Railway Museum? And then what do you do when one of them doesn't even have any trains? It's enough to make you weep! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #railmuseum #chinarailway #museum

How come a museum that has been open for only four months is already due to close for refurbishment? Maybe they intend to get rid of that thorn bush that made a totally unprovoked attack... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #aircraft #airmuseum #civilaircraft #ilyushin

Why would any guy elect to have his manhood removed? Why, to work for the emperor of course! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #eunuch #museum #papermaking #mummy #castration

The walls at Jianguomen subway station are a dead give away. 350 years ago, a Jesuit was put in charge of this observatory by the Son of Heaven and the rest, as they say, is history... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #observatory #armillary #gnomon

The National Film Museum is an amazing place, in an amazing building with an amazing collection. But how do you get in? #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #cnfm #nfm #cinema #museum #film #imax

A posting on Weibo went viral after a girl asked for a handsome delivery boy... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #kfc #kfcviral #kfclover

Within spitting distance of the Russian Embassy, this must-visit attraction is not for alcoholics or those without a chaperone... and if you want to know what to do with your left-over sticky rice, then you'll find the answer here too!

The actual date of Chinese New Year changes annually. Sometimes it's so close to Christmas that the two merge into one another... and Santa can be found wrestling for space with red diamond-shaped fu (福) characters ... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #christmas #yearofthedragon #signs #chinglish

The China Railway Museum (中国铁道博物馆) is one of three rail museums in Beijing. For overgrown schoolboys it's an oasis of delight - even if the temperature inside is down to minus 5 degrees! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #chinarailmuseum #chinarailway #museum #trains #locomotive #steamengines

They say the best parties to go to are surprise parties - even if they have been planned weeks in advance... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #yearofthedragon #surpriseparty

The house and grounds of what had once been lived in by Sung Qing-ling, also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, is a beautiful unexpected oasis of peace and quiet that contrasts starkly with the hordes of tourists that pass by its front gates, many of them totally unaware of what lies inside. #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #BeijingExpat #ExpatsInBeijing #WorkAbroad #GlobalCitizen #BeijingLife #ChinaPodcast #EmbracingExpatExperience #ChinaExpat #sungqingling #sunyatsen #shichahai