Blog Author - Kaiser Kuo
On a bright Sunday morning in August, my spirits buoyed by one of those rare @BeijingAir tweets that actually pronounced the atmosphere to be “good...
Eight years ago, my band Chunqiu (Spring & Autumn) played at the Snow Mountain Music Festival in Lijiang. The day before the festival kicked off...
Among the expats of Beijing are some old-timers who’ ll wax with baffling fondness about food back in the day, 20 or even 30 years...
In winter: All’s still, and the sun’s scanty raysFilter downward in pewter and silvery grays.I find myself strolling down memory hutongTo Beijing...
I’m not what you’d call an environmental role model. I have no idea how big my carbon footprint is, but I doubt I’ve shed the...
Regular beijinger columnist Kaiser Kuo reflects on those "sonicky" aspects of speech that give our words meaning...
Thanks for your time. I’ll try to make this quick. Picture Little Miss Sunshine meets National Lampoon’s Family Vacation meets Lost in Translation,...
Dear Reader,
The publishers of my recent collection of columns neglected to include an index, so I’ve provided one here for your convenience....
Get another round, dude. I’ll be right back. Gotta milk the xiyi.
I tell ya, you don’t really buy beer – you rent it. Oh, this camera? It’s for the...