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  • Homebrewing Kombucha – Tea fermentation in the Jing

    I recently discovered tea fermentation and became fascinated with the idea of brewing Kombucha at home. Since we moved to Beijing almost three years ago, the fast pace of the big city life and the constant exposure to the noise, grime, and the general sensorial overload of this megacity had me craving a more balanced…

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  • Traditional Chinese medicine treatment – Cupping/Acupressure

    At the beginning of this week, a good friend from work asked me if I wanted to accompany her to a traditional Chinese wellness treatment. Apart from receiving three month of medicinal acupuncture a few year back when I hurt my knee during a run, I had fairly little experience when it came to alternative…

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  • Gaming Pro

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  • Fräulein Belly auf der Sonnenterrasse – Ms. Belly taking a sunbath

    Shortly before Christmas 2016 Ms. Belly joined us from a cat shelter on the outskirts of Beijing.

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  • Kitten video – Baobao The Brave hunting his own tail

    BAOBAO THE BRAVE Today we had a check-up with the vet in Wangjing and learned that Baobao has gained 400g over the last 10 days. His health improved significantly, and when we were asked how his activity level has been in those first few days at home, I wish I had had this video. Adorable…

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  • Rescued kitten Baobao The Brave – Two successes in one day!!

    October 07th, 2016 Little Bao is recovering fast! When we took him home two days ago after his second visit to the vet, he was still quite shaky on his legs, prefered to lie down rather than sitting up, and didn’t like to be touched at all. He was painfully shy, recoiled when seeing a…

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  • The Rescue of Baobao The Brave, a street kitten in Beijing

    October 04th, 2016 It’s the Chinese National holidays at the moment and everyone gets a week off work, returns home and visits their family. Last year (2015) during this time the weather was brilliant, with days on end with clear skies, bright sunshine, and wonderful early fall weather. This year, however, we didn’t get that…

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  • Walking to work in the pouring rain

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BIOap2-AmGK/?taken-by=riceisthenewbread

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  • Bicycle Ride through Beijing’s Hutongs

    Bicycle Ride through Beijing’s Hutongs

    Bicycle Ride though Beijing’s Huadeng Hutong [花梗胡同] and Daxing Hutong [大兴胡同] featuring the Flying Pideon & Peacock. Bought the rides second-hand from a fairly unenthusiastic guy near Beixinqiao Subway Station, had them fixed up properly at a street stand bicycle doctor, then took them out for their first spin. Fahrradfahrt durch Pekings Huadeng Hutong [花梗胡同]…

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  • Discover the #RITNB Youtube Channel

    Our Youtube Channel Riceisthenewbread now features its first video. Check it out! Unser Youtube Kanal Riceisthenewbread zeigt jetzt sein erstes Kurzvideo. Schaut einfach mal rein! Auf der Startseite links die drei horizontalen Linien anklicken (Social Menu), ganz nach unten scrollen, und zwischen Tumblr, Twitter und Instagram wählen.

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