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An Englishman In Beijing

Toby, a newcomer to Beijing from Southern England, tells us about his new life in the capital of China.

Feeling tired of the cold in Beijing, Toby went to Hainan for a short escape!

Toby has seen a lot of fireworks over the Spring Festival and he shares with us the customs in Spain and the UK when people set off fireworks.

Toby recalled a childhood rhyme and flowers which would signal the arrival of springtime. He also showed you how "Happy New Year" was said in Chinese and Vietnamese!

Toby watched Avatar in Solana, a new mall in Beijing, and he is wondering which film would win the most Oscar awards.

Read about Toby's recent endeavour in the radio industry in Beijing.

In his fourth attempt, Toby failed his driving test unfortunately. He needs a good teacher but what makes a good one?

Toby failed his driving test for the third time! Is he jinxed or what?

Toby dressed up as Santa Claus and he enjoyed it!

It has already snowed twice in Beijing and Toby was wondering if Autumn had ever arrived.

Toby was the emperor of China! Read on to know more about what he has done.

A sandstorm hit Beijing last week. Read what Toby thought about this.

The practice of releasing crabs to a pond astonishes Toby.

Toby escaped from the city and had a nice retreat in the countryside.

Toby had a great time during the national holiday watching the big parade and visiting the Bird's Nest.

Beijing, as Toby has found out, is actually a great place to observe birds.

Toby compares Chinese business culture with the UK's and shares with us his experiences from his business meetings in China.

Toby always travels by Beijing's subway and he makes a thorough comparison between Beijing's subway and the London Underground.

Toby is a keen cyclist and he especially likes to cycle along the Grand Canal.

Toby tells us about the fast food culture in China and the UK. Click inside to know what his favourite Chinese food is.

Toby flew to Hangzhou for the eclipse and the largest tidal river bore in the world.

Toby can see flowers and flags everywhere in Beijing because of the national holiday. He goes on to tell us more about the flag of the UK.

Toby caught a cold. Was it because of the bad sign the eclipse brought?

To be a true man, Toby decided to climb the Great Wall!

Toby couldn't help but feel homesick sometimes after moving from the UK to China.

Toby reminisces his wonderful trip to Harbin a few years ago.

Toby, who comes from Southern England around London, talks about how he copes with the cold weather in Beijing.

Toby had to work in Urumqi for a week and he squeezed some time out to visit Kashgar.

Toby picks up his childhood hobby and joins the kite flying crowd in Beijing.

As a foreigner, Toby especially likes Panjiayuan - a market that displays Chinese crafts. It reminds him of the car boot sales back in the UK.

Toby had never liked mooncakes before. It all changed when someone gave him one with special filling.

Compared to the UK, Toby finds moving house in Beijing fairly easy!

Toby has an eclectic taste in music and he likes the local music acts.

Toby talks about his short holiday in Hong Kong and his scary flight experience.

Autumn is the right time for going to hot pot restaurants and Toby is fascinated with the vast variety of noodles in China.

Toby had a very interesting haircutting experience!

Toby has always wanted to visit the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.

Toby has a chance to see how professional photo shooting is done. He also talks about his friend's experience as an extra in an advertisement.

Toby has a artist friend who has a studio at 798 Art Zone.

Toby's favourite sightseeing places are not the famous ones. Can you guess what they are?

Toby got hooked on quite a number of American soap operas.

Toby talks about the astronomical highlights this year, which of course includes the recent solar eclipse.

Toby likes to have street food to go with his Tsingtao on a hot summer's night.

Toby talks about his favourite coffee shop and he really misses a good cuppa cha.

Toby is fascinated by the Monkey King and wasn't until much later he started reading "Journey to the West".

Toby went to the Turner Exhibition at the National Art Museum of China.