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Category Archives: Life

Jun132014May 19 2015

Summer in Beijing: The Strange Sounds and the Hot Hot Heat

by Joella // Paper Crane Stories, in category Beijing, China, Life

Cicadas are the soundtrack to my summers in Asia. In Korea the local kids would try to catch them out of the trees. When we arrived in Beijing last August, the cicadas were almost deafeningly loud. And now they are back. Cycling back from our local cafe two weeks ago (and supermarket- yes we now… Read More