Who can resist brush written Kanji in Beijing- follow the arrow!
Movable stanchions in the Forbidden City: symbols, arrows, Kanji and Chinglish.
Poetic regulatory signs: "Perilous hills, no climbing please" at left and "Tender fragrant grass, how hardhearted to trample them" at right. Note bollards at the Olympic Village shaped like the nearby Birds Nest.
Absolute favorite: "Carolina Blue" city road signs tell which way lanes turn (left photo) and illuminated signs (right photo) diagram traffic patterns ahead. Avoid the red areas!
Drinking water stations in the airport. Fill your water bottle only if you are a native: foreigners beware. At right, restroom icon tells you what kind of toilet inside.
Who can resist brush written Kanji in Beijing- follow the arrow!
Movable stanchions in the Forbidden City: symbols, arrows, Kanji and Chinglish.
Poetic regulatory signs: "Perilous hills, no climbing please" at left and "Tender fragrant grass, how hardhearted to trample them" at right. Note bollards at the Olympic Village shaped like the nearby Birds Nest.
Absolute favorite: "Carolina Blue" city road signs tell which way lanes turn (left photo) and illuminated signs (right photo) diagram traffic patterns ahead. Avoid the red areas!
Drinking water stations in the airport. Fill your water bottle only if you are a native: foreigners beware. At right, restroom icon tells you what kind of toilet inside.
