"There are indeed many problems going on at the National Development and Reform Commission. I live just opposite their building and can see what's going on very clearly. On our road, you'll find many gift shops. All these people coming from out-of-town enter the building with big and small bags, and later leave empty-handed. At the end of the day, NDRC officials leave the building with big and small bags. They can't use all the stuff, so they sell them back to the gift shops, who in turn resell them to others who have come to Beijing on a mission. So that's what's happened to our street." more ›

The world's #1 terrorist may be dead meat, but if you want a little something to remember him by, Yu Gardens is *the* place. more ›

A frog mariachi band made from seashells -- clearly a North Korean specialty! Good luck buying it though because according to @AdamMinter who spotted it, the sales assistants there speak only Korean.
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So it's that time of the year when you are heading home in two weeks and you realize you need to get a wedding gift for your good friend whose wedding you had missed last November. And you actually haven't bought her a wedding gift yet (whatever happened to wedding registries?), much less a decent funky Chinese style gift since you happen to be working in China. more ›