Comments on: First I Look At The Schools http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/44 The Kingdom from another angle. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:25:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jg http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-19 jg Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:38:46 +0000 http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/?p=44#comment-19 Thanks Matt. When I mentioned the bikes I was comparing them to when I first arrived in 1998. The roads were much narrower, there were few cars and the number of bikes was staggering. Though I am not all that familiar with Dongli, I used to ride my Pigeon through all the other districts you mention, none of which now even resemble how they looked in the late 90s. Thanks Matt. When I mentioned the bikes I was comparing them to when I first arrived in 1998. The roads were much narrower, there were few cars and the number of bikes was staggering. Though I am not all that familiar with Dongli, I used to ride my Pigeon through all the other districts you mention, none of which now even resemble how they looked in the late 90s.

]]> By: Matthew Stinson http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/archives/44/comment-page-1#comment-17 Matthew Stinson Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:01:28 +0000 http://rudenoon.com/absalletc/?p=44#comment-17 Brilliant post. I didn't know about Jin Ruchao. The last domestic terrorist I heard of was the Fujian suicide bomber. One quibble about Tianjin. The streets are indeed wider -- at many a hutong's expense -- but <blockquote>the majority of bikes have disappeared</blockquote> may be true in downtown Hexi/Heping/Nankai, but in Dongli/Hedong/Hebei/Hongqiao, the bikes are still as prevalent now as they were when I first came in early 2004, so maybe it's just been a targeted strategy to beautify the city core. Brilliant post. I didn’t know about Jin Ruchao. The last domestic terrorist I heard of was the Fujian suicide bomber.

One quibble about Tianjin. The streets are indeed wider — at many a hutong’s expense — but

the majority of bikes have disappeared

may be true in downtown Hexi/Heping/Nankai, but in Dongli/Hedong/Hebei/Hongqiao, the bikes are still as prevalent now as they were when I first came in early 2004, so maybe it’s just been a targeted strategy to beautify the city core.

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