Blog Author - Kaiser Kuo

Make It Snappy: Finding Photogenic Beijing
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...
Ich Bin Ein Beijinger: Blasting Canons
Eight years ago, my band Chunqiu (Spring & Autumn) played at the Snow Mountain Music Festival in Lijiang. The day before the festival kicked off...
Food For Thought: the Evolution of Beijing Eateries
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...
Ich Bin Ein Beijinger: A Capital Christmas
   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...
Ich Bin Ein Beijinger: Powered Pedals
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...
Sonicky Speech
Regular beijinger columnist Kaiser Kuo reflects on those "sonicky" aspects of speech that give our words meaning...
Ich Bin Ein Beijinger: National Lampoon's Chinese Vacation
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,...
Ich Bin Ein Beijinger: Index
Dear Reader, The publishers of my recent collection of columns neglected to include an index, so I’ve provided one here for your convenience....
Ich Bin Ein Beijinger: Washed Out (Overheard in a Local Laowai Bar)
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...