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I have created a Google map plotting the locations we have been visiting during the Beijing residency part of our field school. You can find it here.
Field school map
travel
on Beijing restaurant trends…
From last week’s Sunday New York Times comes an article about “provincial” restaurants found within Beijing. Maybe we can track some of these down?
VPN @UO
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In order to ensure access to web resources connected with this class while in China (such as this course site!), you should all look into the VPN services provided by UO. Here is a link that will get you started with definitions and options…
Travel tips from Nan & Doug…
Below you’ll find a document prepared by Nan for those of us less familiar with travel to Beijing/China in the summer. In addition to the embedded Google Doc, I’ve also included a link to a PDF so you can download it:
Tips for travel to Beijing (PDF)
And here is a PDF of some “survival” Mandarin phrases that Doug has provided:
Mandarin phrases (PDF)