My China Daily Lifestyle Premium article: Beauty Across the Ages

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My article Beauty Across the Ages (1920s, 1960s and 1980s) in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of China Daily Lifestyle Premium.

2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,800 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 30 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

My HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Results

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I recently sat a couple of HSK tests to ascertain the level of my Chinese language skills (I already have a BA in Chinese). I passed the Intermediate Level for Speaking & HSK Level 3 for reading, writing and listening:

HSK Speaking Test Intermediate Level:

Test takers who are able to pass the HSK Speaking Test (Intermediate Level) can understand intermediate Chinese and converse fluently with native Chinese speakers.

HSK Level 3 Reading, Writing and Listening:

Test takers can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in their daily, academic and professional lives. They can manage most communication in Chinese when travelling in China.

Today’s blog post on Konzepp’s blog – Bubblepack: iPhone Eye Candy

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Today’s blog post is up on Konzepp’s blog and looks at Bubblepack’s eye candy iPhone covers. Have a read here

2012 in review ~ 2012年的简介

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

WordPress.com统计员准备这博客的2012年的报道。

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 5 years to get that many views.

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简介的节选:

在2012年600个人派了珠峰。在2012年这个博客接受了大约3200的人。如果每个派珠峰的人看这个博客,花了5年为接受那么多的访问.