I gave it a try but it appears that without the filter being properly sealed against the fan, the air fails to penetrate it and escapes round the sides and back through the intake side, rendering it completely useless.
The pictures in the blog show the filter being attached by a single ribbon so not really sure what to think.
Hmm, that's too bad. I use IQ Air as well (at home) but our office is too big to afford to buy a bunch of those to keep the place clean and I was thinking about implementing this low-cost solution... I wonder what it would take to make one that would really work?
I gave it a try but it appears that without the filter being properly sealed against the fan, the air fails to penetrate it and escapes round the sides and back through the intake side, rendering it completely useless.
The pictures in the blog show the filter being attached by a single ribbon so not really sure what to think.
We just went and bought an IQ Air instead, lot less hassle!
This place is a joke and an insult to Beijing people...overpriced food for 50g beef in a burger, not enough to feed a 5 year old. Damage 200Yuan. I'll make a longer comment when their directory will be on access on this site.
That is a good question. The Duck varies in size depending on location, although doesn't seem to follow any rhyme or reason. Can anyone shed more light?
The Beijing Rubber Duck is the second largest ever made after ST. NAZAIRE (26M). You can find out more on the artist Florentijn Hofman's website.
From a related article from The China Daily (as lifted by ecns.cn):
Quote:
Statistics from the Beijing Water Authority show that only 83 percent of the city's wastewater is treated, with the remaining 17 percent discharged into rivers without treatment ... Wastewater treatment plants only cover around 60 percent of some densely populated regions, especially the urban-rural fringe zones, according to the investigation. At some farms, the excrement of animals is discharged into the rivers, it said ... ... The Qinghe River, a 23.6-kilometer-long waterway in the northern part of the city, is basically a foul-smelling sewer, with untreated waste discharged directly into it.
I used to teach at a small university on the banks of the Qinghe River when I first moved to Beijing 14 years ago. It was nasty cesspool then and it's sad to see that nothing has changed. I can only shudder (or retch) to think how much worse it's probably gotten.
Wow. All I can say is wow. Best pizza in Beijing, hands down. A little out of the way, but well-worth the trip. Now, I am a little biased--I am from Detroit and I went in there wanting to love the place. And I was not disapponted.
Beijing has some good pizza, but my complaint has always been the same: not enough sauce and greasy, dry cheese. Not so with Pie Squared! This is how pizza should be made.
This is one place where you don't have to adjust your expectations and add "pretty good for China" when you're talking about it. It's just damn good.
So here's a little help to find it: Take line 15 to Maquanying SOUTHEAST EXIT. Take a right out of the station and walk about 80 feet to the main road--from here you can take a right and just start walking. About 1/4-mile down the road, you'll see the outlet mall across the street on your left. You're heading in the right direction. It is very walkable from here and you'll want to build a nice appetite. In about ten minutes, you'll see 'Cathay View Plaza' on your right--there you are! Walk to the back of the plaza and look right.
Plenty of taxis usually around the station too if walking is not your thing. But GET THERE!
Note: the story is referring to Permanent Residency permits (aka a Chinese "green card'), not the normal residency permits that are issued to most ... and the grand total last year was 1,202 permanent residence permits issued (still a drop in the bucket compared to the estimated 200,000 or more estimated foreign residents of Beijing (though the article states that the number of foreign residents is 118,000 -- seems low to me).
But I'd be curious to know who among the foreign population would like to become Permanent Resident anyhow?
p. 6 -- North America = more than just the U.S., so your notables from that continent would actually be closer to a third than a quarter (U.S.'s 25% + Canada's 5%).
p. 44 -- like other pages, note the subway line Pinganli Stn is associated with (and since multiple, both Lines 4 & 6) ~~ Cheers!
Bottomless coffee, bottomless iced tea, and stable Wi-fi are what initially made me a loyal customer of Union Bar & Grill, although I go there for many other reasons now.
actually traffic was wonderfully absent throughout the holiday.
The great thing about Beijing being filled with nouveau riches is that they all head out of the city every chance they get, leaving those of us who stay behind a relatively uncrowded city to explore
Yeah, Grandma's bottomless coffee for brunch is nice. I especially like the green coffee cup, feels like the one at home. If none of the above places seem convinient from the office, we can always find a McDonalds or McCafe around the corner.
Re: Talking Entertainment: Wanda Builds Huge Universal Style...
Interesting reading.
Re: Rediscovering the Great Wall: Sidecar Rides
Never met the guys, never talked to them, and have never even seen them around town (that I know of).
What about you? Ex-lover or b-partner?
One thing that can be counted on is "Admin" keeping The Beijinger's standards low.
Re: Rediscovering the Great Wall: Sidecar Rides
wow, you sound like a spurned ex-lover or former business partner. Which is it?
Re: Rediscovering the Great Wall: Sidecar Rides
Plate number 京A 00612 expired at least five years ago!
Must be an old picture.
These guys wouldn't be taking paying-tourists around in illegal, uninsured bikes, right?
Re: Make Your Own DIY Air Filter for RMB 166
Hmm, that's too bad. I use IQ Air as well (at home) but our office is too big to afford to buy a bunch of those to keep the place clean and I was thinking about implementing this low-cost solution... I wonder what it would take to make one that would really work?
Re: Make Your Own DIY Air Filter for RMB 166
I gave it a try but it appears that without the filter being properly sealed against the fan, the air fails to penetrate it and escapes round the sides and back through the intake side, rendering it completely useless.
The pictures in the blog show the filter being attached by a single ribbon so not really sure what to think.
We just went and bought an IQ Air instead, lot less hassle!
Re: Make Your Own DIY Air Filter for RMB 166
anyone try this yet?
Re: Burger Bar: The Yaktual Truth
This place is a joke and an insult to Beijing people...overpriced food for 50g beef in a burger, not enough to feed a 5 year old. Damage 200Yuan. I'll make a longer comment when their directory will be on access on this site.
Re: Meet the Man Who Brought us Rubber Duck
That is a good question. The Duck varies in size depending on location, although doesn't seem to follow any rhyme or reason. Can anyone shed more light?
The Beijing Rubber Duck is the second largest ever made after ST. NAZAIRE (26M). You can find out more on the artist Florentijn Hofman's website.
Beijing 18m
HONG KONG (16,5M)
SYDNEY (15M)
OSAKA (10M)
HASSELT (12M)
ST. NAZAIRE (26M)
ONOMICHI (10 M)
AUCKLAND (12M)
SAO PAULO (12M)
VARIOUS LOCATIONS (5M)
Re: Meet the Man Who Brought us Rubber Duck
think of the utter shame Beijing would feel to have a smaller duck than those hongkongers
Re: Meet the Man Who Brought us Rubber Duck
Interesting interview. Another good question that popped into my mind was why is the Beijing rubber duck bigger than the one that was in Hong Kong.
Re: All Wet and Nasty: Beijing's Polluted Waterways
From a related article from The China Daily (as lifted by ecns.cn):
I used to teach at a small university on the banks of the Qinghe River when I first moved to Beijing 14 years ago. It was nasty cesspool then and it's sad to see that nothing has changed. I can only shudder (or retch) to think how much worse it's probably gotten.
Re: Starch Madness: Pie Squared Brings Detroit to Chaoyang
Wow. All I can say is wow. Best pizza in Beijing, hands down. A little out of the way, but well-worth the trip. Now, I am a little biased--I am from Detroit and I went in there wanting to love the place. And I was not disapponted.
Beijing has some good pizza, but my complaint has always been the same: not enough sauce and greasy, dry cheese. Not so with Pie Squared! This is how pizza should be made.
This is one place where you don't have to adjust your expectations and add "pretty good for China" when you're talking about it. It's just damn good.
So here's a little help to find it: Take line 15 to Maquanying SOUTHEAST EXIT. Take a right out of the station and walk about 80 feet to the main road--from here you can take a right and just start walking. About 1/4-mile down the road, you'll see the outlet mall across the street on your left. You're heading in the right direction. It is very walkable from here and you'll want to build a nice appetite. In about ten minutes, you'll see 'Cathay View Plaza' on your right--there you are! Walk to the back of the plaza and look right.
Plenty of taxis usually around the station too if walking is not your thing. But GET THERE!
Re: More Beijingers Receive Residency Permits in 2012, But...
Note: the story is referring to Permanent Residency permits (aka a Chinese "green card'), not the normal residency permits that are issued to most ... and the grand total last year was 1,202 permanent residence permits issued (still a drop in the bucket compared to the estimated 200,000 or more estimated foreign residents of Beijing (though the article states that the number of foreign residents is 118,000 -- seems low to me).
But I'd be curious to know who among the foreign population would like to become Permanent Resident anyhow?
Re: Read it First: the Beijinger October 2013 is Online
Thanks for reading so carefully!
Re: Read it First: the Beijinger October 2013 is Online
Hopefully before the issue is printed:
p. 6 -- North America = more than just the U.S., so your notables from that continent would actually be closer to a third than a quarter (U.S.'s 25% + Canada's 5%).
p. 44 -- like other pages, note the subway line Pinganli Stn is associated with (and since multiple, both Lines 4 & 6) ~~ Cheers!
Re: Five Bottomless Coffee Joints For Surviving The Six-Day...
Bottomless coffee, bottomless iced tea, and stable Wi-fi are what initially made me a loyal customer of Union Bar & Grill, although I go there for many other reasons now.
Re: So … About that Forecast for Nine Horrible Days of...
actually traffic was wonderfully absent throughout the holiday.
The great thing about Beijing being filled with nouveau riches is that they all head out of the city every chance they get, leaving those of us who stay behind a relatively uncrowded city to explore
Re: Five Bottomless Coffee Joints For Surviving The Six-Day...
Yeah, Grandma's bottomless coffee for brunch is nice. I especially like the green coffee cup, feels like the one at home. If none of the above places seem convinient from the office, we can always find a McDonalds or McCafe around the corner.
Re: Five Bottomless Coffee Joints For Surviving The Six-Day...
Thanks for the tip, TX_Chick !
Grandma's had it last time I was there but that was over a year ago, not sure they're still doing it