Tag Archives: seasons
LightRefreshingCool: soba noodles with dipping sauce
Shanghai summer, electric with the endless buzz of cicadas, is in full swing. With the mercury hitting — and passing — 35C for days on end, hovering over a gas stove to make a hot meal begins to its appeal. … Continue reading
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Weather conditions for today
Not relevant at all, but I had to share. I’ve become accustomed to “haze” in the weather forecast, but today was the first time I’d ever seen this: Ugh, this stuff is supposed to happen in Beijing, not Shanghai…!
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Surviving winter
One of the factors that influenced my choice of Shanghai over Beijing was the latter’s supposedly unbearable, frigid winters. Well, it was only after I arrived, and the temperatures began to drop, did I learn how indoor heating is distributed … Continue reading
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Owed to autumn
Autumn really didn’t get a fair shot in Shanghai this year. I fear I may have jinxed my high hopes for my favourite season in a mid-September journal entry: In one of my classes this week we discussed our favourite … Continue reading
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