And in Beijing, no less... I shot this at the Ditan Park Temple Fair yesterday, where I found Osama selling rubber masks and Ox-themed headgear to the masses. The fair was a total zoo, but as this is my first Lunar New Year in Beijing, I had to check... ...full story at Opposite End of China
from Opposite End of China on Wed, Jan 28 2009
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| 28 Jan 09 |
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Bin Laden in Beijing »
YouTube video I found Osama bin Laden! He's fallen so far... working as a carnie selling rubber masks and animal-themed hats at the Ditan Park Temple Fair in Beijing. Also spotted: a mask of George W. Bush, and a huge inflatable piece of poop. What else can you spot? |
| 28 Jan 09 |
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Osama bin Laden spotted in Beijing » Shanghaiist Michael Manning of The Opposite End of China finds Osama bin Laden hawking face masks at a Chinese New Year fair at Ditan Park Temple yesterday. |
| 22 Mar 07 |
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"Wah, humbug," A-scrooge says after Spring Festival » Laowiseass Backs of heads: typical view from a Lunar New Year temple fair in BeijingAs a foreigner in Beijing and Taipei, I try to say as little as possible to local people about the Lunar New Year holiday, which fell again last month. I'm already a curmudgeon. I... |
| 18 Jan 07 |
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Osama Bin Laden Fears Nothing » Letters from China Except, of course, China.... |
| 08 Aug 08 |
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Ditan Park, 0808080808! » Opposite End of China Word among expats in Beijing is that Ditan Park is the place to be tonight... if you don't have tickets to the opening ceremony, that is. Of course, you could spend your evening in one of the numerous sports bars or generic clubs around the city, but the... |
| 02 Mar 08 |
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Fair attracts thousands of lonely Beijing singles » Shanghai Daily CHINA'S biggest matchmaking Website known as Century Love launched a "love-finding" fair on Saturday, attracting more than 4,000 singles in Beijing. The huge dating event was arranged like a recruitment fair for job hunters, where there were "employers"... |
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