Comments on: The Pearl Of The Orient 40 Years Ago: A Hong Konger Reflects http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/the-pearl-of-the-orient-40-years-ago-a-hong-konger-reflects/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: » The Situation Is Excellent: The Week That Was At Beijing Cream Beijing Cream http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/the-pearl-of-the-orient-40-years-ago-a-hong-konger-reflects/#comment-19735 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:57:02 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=3911#comment-19735 [...] Alicia shared her thoughts about a bygone Hong Kong upon a slideshow showing the city from 40 years ago, and the Good Doctor wrote about rock climbing in Beijing. Here are some great black-and-white photographs of old China, and a tutorial on why Beijing traffic is so bad. [...]

]]> By: Alicia http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/the-pearl-of-the-orient-40-years-ago-a-hong-konger-reflects/#comment-19653 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:36:04 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=3911#comment-19653 Nice photos!

]]> By: doug http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/the-pearl-of-the-orient-40-years-ago-a-hong-konger-reflects/#comment-19475 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:36:22 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=3911#comment-19475 I was in HK in ’72, like Mr. DeWolf. I wish I had taken more photos-this guy went everywhere! Here’s the few I did take:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58451159@N00/

]]> By: The Good Doctor http://beijingcream.com/2012/07/the-pearl-of-the-orient-40-years-ago-a-hong-konger-reflects/#comment-18806 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:07:09 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=3911#comment-18806 i prefer hong kong in the sixties, as immortalized in wong kar-wai’s in the mood for love. but i do dig that last photo.

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