Entries from Shanghaiist tagged with 'olympicstadium'
March 11, 2008
Hey batta' batta' swing! Dodgers and Padres in Beijing, plus the 2008 China Baseball League schedule
The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres this weekend at Beijing's Olympic baseball stadium. Seating capacity is limited to 13,000 spectators, and sure enough Emma has sold out their allotment of the cheap seats here in Shanghai. We're curious as to the scalper situation in Beijing, but for the risk-averse, other Chinese ticketing websites still have a small number of tickets left. A little internet sleuthing can still get you into the......
Continue Reading "Hey batta' batta' swing! Dodgers and Padres in Beijing, plus the 2008 China Baseball League schedule"April 21, 2006
We just came across an interesting New York Times article about art, design and architecture in China. Much of it deals with the work of Ai Weiwei, an artist and designer (and son of famed poet Ai Qing), who has created a number of interesting living spaces, such as loft complexes, where the living space is near to or combined with gallery space: Mr. Ai designed a voluminous gallery on the first floor of Mr.......
Continue Reading "China: A designers' mecca?"March 14, 2006
Ever wonder what your favorite China bloggers look and sound like in the flesh? No? Well, what if they were wearing a hard hat and talking into a boom microphone? Our friends from the north, Danwei, have launched Danwei TV, a classy looking video blog that files reports from around China's capital. Here is how Jeremy Goldkorn (pictured) describes the first installment: The short program shows the current state of four of Beijing's new mega......
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