A messy and very dusty Lada 2105 sedan, seen in Beijing in 2007. The area where I took the pictures was, in 2007, still a sort of wasteland, all the way east of the 4th Ring Road. Much later, in 2014, I came to live in the area, then developed with loads of super new compounds.
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Hongqi CA7221 L In Front Of My Hot Pot Restaurant In Beijing
A very beautiful Hongqi CA7221 L long-wheelbase limousine, seen in front of the building that housed the best hot pot restaurant in the world, in 2005.
Earlier on, this restaurant was located just outside the back gate of my apartment building. Later on, when popular, they moved 200 meters to a new location on the second floor of a new office building, which was where I saw the Hongqi. Continue reading “Hongqi CA7221 L In Front Of My Hot Pot Restaurant In Beijing”
A White Hafei Minivan In Beijing
This is a personally historical photo because it was the first photo I took with my brand new China-made Nokia telephone, which I got in the great year of 2003. Photo quality was still far worse compared to a real camera, which IÂ always carried with me until 2012, when I deemed the iPhone good enough for street pics.
The picture shows a typical street not far from my home in the Dongzhimen area, with 1970s 6-floor apartment buildings on the left side. It must have been winter, the trees are leafless, and the air looks cold. A woman in a brown jacket tried to ruin my picture but failed.
The Hafei minivan is still clearly visible. It is a standard-roof passenger variant. The blue 京A license plate indicates this is a very early privately owned car. Blue A’s are very rare nowadays, but back in 2003, I had no idea about that. May I be able to look into the future in my next Hafei life?
Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas 4.0-V8 Supercharged Is Black In Beijing
From the days Jaguar was cool: a Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas 4.0-V8 Supercharged, seen on an ice cold winter day in Beijing in 2018. The great Jag’ looked great in black and Beijing dust!
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Hongqi Double: CA180A2E Mingshi and CA7182MT3 Shijixing
Here we have two great Audi-based Hongqi’s. I saw them during a very long bicycle ride from the east of Beijing to the west in May 2010. They were parked in front of an office building and they were both in great shape.
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My Beijing-Jeep Cherokee BJ7250 City Special
Here we have my very own Beijing-Jeep Cherokee BJ7250, photographed in Beijing on a cold and smoggy winter’s day.
It was 16-01-2013 and I took my Jeep to the Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing. Back in those days, you could drive your car straight up the main hall when there wasn’t any exhibition. No way today! Anyway. I parked my Jeep bang in front of the main hall.
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Bentley Continental GT Is Pink In China
A pretty pink Bentley Continental GT, seen in May 2011 opposite the Opposite House hotel in the Sanlitun bar area in Beijing. I sat on a terrace across the street and there was a big bright sun, hence the somewhat un-sharp picture. Note the flyer under the door handle, which the driver hadn’t care to take away. As far as I could see the driver was a female, with long black hair and large sunglasses.
Taking The Tree For A Ride In China
Three super fresh trees, seen on a classic-blue diesel-powered truck on a highway south of the Chinese capital in April 2011. Trucks carrying trees are a returning occurrence in spring in Beijing when trees from plantations in the suburbs are brought into town for planting. Green city!
Hyundai Tucson Urges To Apologize In China
A black Hyundai Tucson, seen on a highway south of Beijing in April 2006. The Hyundai has a very interesting sticker on the back, saying, in English and Japanese: “Japan apalogize to NanKing!” with the date 1937.12.13. Continue reading “Hyundai Tucson Urges To Apologize In China”
Washing The Taxi In China
A taxi car-washing place, seen in the not-so far east of the Chinese capital Beijing in 2011. In those days, the mandatory color was yellow, with taxi companies allowed to choose a second color.
The yellow shirt for taxi drivers was, and still is, mandatory as well. This famous shirt-rule came into effect in 2007 in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.