Showing posts with label Peking University. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peking University. Show all posts

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Bikeless in Beijing


These past two weeks work has taken me to Beijing and it looks like next week will be the same, leaving me bikeless for a few weekends and slowly falling out of shape...
Having lived in Beijing in the past, however, it's great to see old places again. While in the Haidian district for work, I did take out half an hour to visit Peking University, where I spent a few years both as a teacher and student. Mainly regarded as China's number one university, it has a unique campus with fantastic architecture.



"Beida's" West Gate



Weiminghu or "No Name Lake"





The "Russian Building", where I used to teach