Beijing Box Hostel

2nd-9th Feb, Chinese Art Museum will hold "folk artists show on the scene" activities .

In the museum lobby, a number of folk arts and crafts masters will personally make  flying kite, paper cutting, Beijing silk people, facial mask, gourd carving, painting, egg painting, windmill and so on.  you can watch how they would be made and purchase what you love.

Museum Introduction:

Address:  No.24 Goldfish Pond Chongwen District.

Hall area:  nearly 31,000.00 square meters.

There are five floors: the first floor: arts and crafts treasures museum of Chinese; the second floor of the Beijing Art Museum such as cloisonne, inlaid gold painting; the third is about Chinese national art museum, the exhibits to the national characteristics of 56 ethnic-based arts; the fourth is the gifts of international friends for People’s Republic of China ; the fifth is non-material culture Heritage treasures Museum.

２月２日至２月９日(农历正月初八到十五)，中华民族艺术珍品博物馆将主办“民间艺术家现场秀”活动。到时，在中华民族艺术珍品博物馆大厅，多位民间工艺美术大师将亲临现场，进行风筝、面塑、毛猴、剪纸、北京绢人、脸谱、葫芦雕刻、内画、彩蛋画、风车等传统工艺的制作表演和展卖等活动。     主办这次活动的中华民族艺术珍品博物馆表示，希望这些老北京玩意儿能重新唤起人们的广泛关注，也希望大家通过现场观摩，感受民间工艺美术的魅力。

中华民族艺术珍品博物馆介绍：
博物馆坐落于崇文区金鱼池中区24号，展厅面积近3万1千平方米。该馆地上五层都将作为展厅开放。其中一层是中国工艺美术大师珍品馆，主要展示1949年以来，我国工艺美术行业整体发展水平；二层是北京艺术珍品馆，景泰蓝、金漆镶嵌等著名的 “燕京八绝”；三层是中华民族艺术珍品馆，展品以全国56个民族的特色艺术品为主；四层是中华人民共和国国务礼品馆，“主打”建国以来国际友人馈赠的艺术珍品；五层是非物质文化遗产珍品馆，近百种国家级非遗项目将集体亮相，另外该层还将推出国际唐卡艺术珍品展。

Where there is a cat, there is a world.

Each cat has its own spirit.

Each cat, without exception, lives in its own spiritual world.

I believe that it is true.

Left 2 Right : Xiaomei, Bitiniu, Xiaobai, Niuer

Xiaomei (The Beauty in Mandarin)

It’s hard to figure out the identification of Xiaomei. Rumor has it that Xiaomei is an extraordinary cat which has experienced life and death. Since she was a kitten, her life has been so dramatically, such as being stuck in the roof and had been meowing for two days. When settling down in the hostel, Chinese Box, she pretended that she was pregnant. After taking care of Xiaomei carefully for months, we found that we had been cheated by the cat. Then, missing in action for a week, Xiaomei was picked back home by me in a hutong, the night after I drank with friends. Xiaomei, MAGIC!

Xiaobai (The White in Mandarin)

Maybe, it’s impossible to find out another cat which is as indecent as Xiaobai. Yet, we cannot blame him for being indecent. Xiaobai is a poor cat, which had been abandoned twice at the time it should be fed in the arms of the mother cat. Even cats have different destinies. Xiaobai is so suspicious, eccentric, and alert that we could undoubtedly call him the best guard of 2008. In addition, Xiao has another little weakness that he utters when sleeping. Sometimes, he is a sleepwalker too. It’s the era of the uniqueness. Xiaobai, COOL.

Bitiniu (The Running Nose Gal in Mandarin)

This is a 100 percent of cat which comes from a humble family, because Bitiniu shows her graceful poses all the time. Even during the lunch time, she is so elegant that she never fights for food against other cats. Yet, the gal yearns for beds so exclusively. Had slept with different men, she would meowed charmingly in the following mornings. It seems that she is telling you that she had enjoyed that night. Bitiniu is so sentimental that we never know who loves whom more in those lustful nights.

Niuer (The initials of a brand of white wine, Niulanshan Erguotou, in Mandarin)

It happened that there were two bottle of white wine, Niulanshan Erguotou, in the car when I picked him up. Then, I yelled “Niuer” out, he happily responded me without doubts. Niuer is indeed a cat with a doggy destiny. Among these cats, Niuer is the onl one which could memorize his name in a short time. What’s more, Niuer really understands human language. He always shows us complicated expressions with his funny moustache and manly attitudes. He is not so interested in beauties, but as speedy as a leopard when it comes to food.

They are all abandoned cats who come to Chinese Box at different times. They share the same material world, live in their own spiritual world.

Check out post in Chinese : 团园客栈的那些猫小姐,猫先生们

早晨打开电脑，看到一个音乐包的推荐：绝对天皇巨星之天后王菲

听她的那首《笑忘书》，略带忧伤的清澈声音，仿佛是在告诉我们一些无奈中的坚强

昨夜翻看自己的日记，看到用红笔写在本子上的一句话：每个人都是一种十分不清楚，去要怎样子的生活？谁也不知，什么是生命，只不过是一种方式罢了。

那天，在日记上出现的名字是杨飞，虽然他和这句话无关

从开始哭着忌妒 变成了笑着羡慕，时间是怎么样把握了我皮肤只有我自己最清楚

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秋后的上午，一个穿着极品冲锋衣的中年男人走进团园，还带一辆带着拖车的红色专业自行车，感觉超牛的装备，呵呵，看那架势，以为是从那个遥远的国度一路的骑车过来。随后就不主的问一句，从哪来的？？——火车站。

原来是火车运来，骑自行车只是为了长住在这里方便一些。他也因为我们一脸的疑惑，笑笑。较明亮的嗓音，也是那种有底气的男人，随我到了后园，整理一下行李，也便拿出佳能带一个大红圈的5D，打一声招呼，出门。简单，随意的洒脱中流出蓄敛。

秋后，天空也明亮。

来的那天恰好是他的生日，登记的时候发现，随后悄悄地和左岸说一句。晚上回来的时候，他自己一个人做在沙发上，捣鼓着电脑，修改着照片。打断了他的状态，请他喝一瓶酒，我们的交流开始。

迷恋着摄影，挚爱着写作，以此为职业，在最近几年。他的妈妈一直说着他不务正业，他的姐姐也一直为这般将近四十的男人操心，说到此，在这个年龄不应有的腼腆跃然面相。

看着他的个人摄影网站，听着他说着自己最近几年的摄影计划：留念激荡变迁中的中国城市，以及城市中各个阶层的生活状态。看到几张糖水片的时候，杨飞也会笑笑的摸摸几近光头的短发“不要看这种没有力度的片子了”。就这般的殷诚对自己。

冷飕飕的大清早就骑车去钓鱼台拍杏叶，夜里回来又去转胡同。推荐他去西四北二条对面的白塔寺周围，回来他却讲在那里遇到了大师，白塔胡同的照片没有拍几张，倒是讨论了拍摄最佳角度，拍摄时间。连接着几夜又去，不知为了再偶见大师还是那份对摄影的执着。

连接几天都是如此的工作——前门的夜景，地铁的瞬间，还有天安门，胡同里的破旧沙发，凌乱的砖墙，早市…关于北京的点点滴滴。夜回来，就带着糖炒栗子，还有花生，还有牛栏山二锅头，或者再有胡同口的串串。大家小酌一番之后，他就打开那台二手的IBM小黑继续工作。如此的规律，他已经享受其中了。上午没有外出活动就会去买糖葫芦在与买早饭的同时，似乎感觉不到任何年龄的差距。

拿出几张最近的片子一起的聊聊，不自然的转到他以前做大学老师的故事，讲到在新加坡留学的难忘。说着夏天在冷库工作忍受内外剧烈温差的无奈，说着自己以后的愿望就是回家种田。我就嘀咕：大概又是中了那个诗人海子的毒——面朝大海，春暖花开。

以前在大学的时候我做过视频，杨飞也是喜欢，我们共同讨论着那关于背景音乐的重要性。恰好那几天我在读《音乐哲学》，就又聊一些关于古典音乐的精致与无法超越。

温柔已经不再适合这样子一个中年人，应该是温柔的妥协下仍旧有着不羁的种子在萌发，只是大家都在成长而已。

最清晰的记忆就是夜的台灯，在桌边，那略带微笑，眼角聚着皱纹的脸。年龄，在这里只是一个无意义的符号。但愿以后我也会如此。

说着户外徒步，杨飞说最后都会归结到登山上来，但登再高的山还是要下来，解决不了任何的问题。旅游也解不了任何的问题。我记下了这句话，或者这就是过来人的感觉。

Yanhong 回家了，杨就说要在这里当店小二，哈哈哈，这也是一种生活

随后的几天，杨飞的朋友何也住在团圆，大家也是一起的来摄影。

何的笔记本里放一首歌《大肆院》

————所有的过去就像一本掉了页的黄历，没有人再把它粘好会一页一页的起回忆，

每天都在为了未来拼命的积攒，也许这就叫做成长

杨飞走的那天，我在日记本上写着：扬扬而飞。

By Dadong  大东

Last night, while I was logging in Facebook, a friend of mine asked me how everything was. I politely answered her, until she started to inquire if I could upload a picture of her and the little rabbit to the album. At that time, I was pondering where the picture she mentioned is.

This girl, Sara, is from Portugal. In the spring of 2008, we spent several happy days in a hutong between the west of Tiananmen and Xidan shopping centers, chatting, walking around, dining in the courtyard, and just simply enjoying the tranquil life in this hustle and bustle world during sunset. Then, she went back to her country to work, and I also faced the milestones of my life. Now I am running the hostel, Chinese Box.

We were having dinner in the courtyard. The second girl from the left-hand side is Sara.

I had gone jogging in the night for a log time before I met Sara. On night, I take a walk with Sara along the route I used to go jogging, from Linjing Hutong, Fuyou Street, Changan Stree. It took us about four hours to wander around Zhongnanhai and Forbidden City,

Put it simply, the neighborhood where the hostel, Chinese Box, locates is the typical humanism area in Beijing. This district used to be the mix of daily lives of common people in hutong and remnants of the royal families in the palace, then it becomes the political center of China. As passing by many different historical buildings toward the east of Tiananmen, we bought several rabbit dolls, the ones we played when we were kids. The color of these rabbit dolls were white, and the light of streetlamps spotted on the dolls in the curtain of night with exotic atmosphere. Then, we were running along the red wall of Forbidden City with these dolls, simple and happy.

Sometimes, we need many reasons to pack our bags and move on to our journey. Even we have enough reasons, we still quit the trip. Sometimes, we just need the hint from the bottom of our heart, to find the simplest happiness live, which we had when we were children.

The globe is round, and those who had met would definitely meet in the future.

Check out post in Chinese : 团园客栈印象之Sara

人不像其他动物那样对外部对象有着明确的或者固定的追求和选择。

很多年之前就开始读周易，明白做人最难把握的就是在变中生存。

曾经对自己说过这样子的话——慢慢的修炼自己，在40岁之后似那宝玉般圆润通彻。喜欢现在沧桑的黄秋生，那坚毅外加穿透力的眼神，游离外物，凌驾虚空

关于John，很欣赏他在生命中走过的路

几次的提笔，免不得又放下，流水过处尽无痕

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深秋的一个上午，一个40多岁的中年男人走进团园，记得那天空蔚蓝，不是深蓝。一口发音不标准的广东调调，缓慢中透出简练。不动声随我走到后院，我所喜欢的安宁，平实。厚重凝练的目光在随后的十几天一直让我感到很舒服，后来登记时发现John和我是同月同日生，是美国人。相遇只是一种注定吧。

John在金山岭长城上

那天同来住的还有一个芬兰的乐队——MosesHazy，到网上一查竟然是北欧现场表现最好的摇滚乐队之一。晚上就就和john随着他们去MAOLives看演出去了，虽然他来过北京几次但夜场酒吧还是第一次去，在美国也很少去的。演出之前我俩在后台小坐一会，出去吃了牛丸火锅，期间John讲述着他从越南到大陆，之后去香港最终在美国定居。说着前20年的商业之路以及最近几年看到自己心性的转变，最后说了一句话：生命中，钱并不是最重要的。

那夜我想了好久，告诉自己：精神世界可以毫无阻碍的扩展。

第二天的下午john拿出他从美国带来的红酒，在酒窖藏了十年，略带樱桃味。我拿出有些发霉的硬奶酪，用小刀切下点点。谈笑间月挂枝头。

每天早晨John会早起，拿出那本镶着金边的圣经，带着老花镜读一些时间，磨一杯黑咖啡与他。或者生活细致不在于穿衣鞋帽。

John和我聊起了曾经的疯狂——登山，攀岩，极限摩托，滑雪。骨折，扭伤，后怕。慢慢的也回味着自己玩滑板时的痴颠，忘却自我的峰值状态是我们生命的见证。

去过798之后，John就说着自己20年的油画历程。恰好以前自己也学过素描，习过水墨国画，喜欢着摄影，聊了好久。推荐他去了西什库教堂，我们还在一起说了很多关于宗教与哲学。我们可以说自己不喜欢什么，但不可以因为各种原因而错过什么。都在尝试着，都在找着属于自己的路。

在北京呆了几天，去一趟丹东，John看一下长城的尽头，又回来。

John和joe，英杰去一趟金山岭长城，宿一夜。刚下过雪，银装素裹的破旧，就是长城2000年来最真诚的笑容吧。微笑坚毅的目光在凝练之后越显深邃，男人走到这般的年龄，或者应该是有小成。

去牛街买回一大块lambshank，John寻找到rosemary这种香料，那夜点起了蜡烛，在高脚杯的邂逅声中感受着法国大餐的精华。原来这般精致的男人样样精通，后来听说John在越南的一个大学里带课，有一门就是厨艺。

John的作品

John向王姐学习了酸菜和豆腐乳的做法，夸奖着我做的咖啡中丝丝醇香。

走之前的那夜，John又教我们做越南米线，大块的牛肉与柠檬。喝了好多汤，呵呵。

John有两个女儿，John说今年不来中国了，四月份要去泰国参加婚礼，九月份要去欧洲参加婚礼。

说着两年后的夏天在北京再相见，说到时一定带他珍藏最好的红酒过来。

分别，难免。会有再相聚。

除了感官的享乐之外，所有的享乐都来源于我们的心有所图心有所感。

John平静了关于外在的追求之后却依旧是卓越。

一条大围巾一直的随他，去长城，在团圆。

关于John，远比看到的要多。

北京的冬天，平房上空总会盘旋着一阵阵声嘶力竭的叫喊，每次，都令我不觉地想起，那些日子，坐在青藏高原的山坡上，晒着太阳，秃鹫在头顶＂忽忽＂地振动翅膀．

今夜，我想起了毛毛．

毛毛，一个曾经流浪在后海胡同里的波斯猫，小小脏脏地样子．在一个清晨，哀怜的眼神打动了路过的苹果．那些日子，苹果经常捡东西，毛毛就是其中一个．

朋友和毛毛的照片

毛毛刚来的时候，大约是刚断奶的样子，但她天生聪慧，天生爱清洁，天生会撒娇，天生是个明星坯子，她带来享受不尽的快乐，我们帮毛毛洗澡，教她人类的语言，以及练习直力行走，用自己的卫生标准，行为标准，健康标准，以及道德标准，处处在要求着她，锻炼着她，塑造着她．

也是这样的一个夜里，毛毛选择离开了我们．或许，她喜欢富有挑战的生活，或许，她寻找到猫类的自由世界，或许，她误入歧途．我的种种猜测，都没有得到应证．因为，毛毛，再也没有回来．

安逸和自由，有时难于取舍，有时，仅仅是除夕夜里一枝烟花燃放的功夫，就已拿了决定．

毛毛的出走，让我思索起一个简单的道理：一千个生命的眼里，有一千个不同的世界．其中，一定也有猫的世界．我们处处在按照自己的意愿，指责猫类的世界，何尝不是一件愚蠢的事呢？

有人说，猫是奸臣，狗是忠臣．忠与奸，一好一坏，一正一反，本是很稀松平常的．然而，很有意思的是：你就是那个拥有众多臣民的皇帝吗？一个生活在自己世界里的人类，抵制着一个同样生活是自己空间里的猫类，毛毛的出走，留给这个世界一个松松的背影．

我期待，一个太阳初升的清晨，在胡同里，遇见毛毛．

Now I understand that most of us traveling outside just want to get a relax. And the meaning of the numerable encounters in life can only be noticed after time pass by. Sometimes our lives are too dramatic to believe, but someone like Keren, is really in the world.

Keren & Dadong

Neither watch news nor world politics programs, I still know the recent chaos in Israel. One day, a girl with ring in the lips and a big bag on her shoulder arrived into Beijing Box Hostel. Her golden disheveled curly hair and ethnic dress distinguish her from us. My instinct told me from her tender but melancholy eyes that she is a Gypsies.
I found that she is only 19 and from Israel when she checked in.
She laughed hearty, irreverently more precisely with her friends. The love for cat made her yelled that want to take Niu er to Thailand with her, and back to Israel to see her mom together. Traveling around the world alone, a biscotti with milk tea or black tea for breakfast, chatting with mom every night with difficult ani ohev otach language in right-to–left order, posting pictures and laugh aloud are her daily routine.
Keren’s mom should be proud to have her.
Keren had been to Zhengzhou for ShaoLin KongFu but back after five days in sake of illness. She went to buy a camera in Zhongguan Cun electric-market, and quarreled in poor English with the seller who tried to swindle her. Being a vegetarian, she has to sit and watch us eating Boiled Fish with Sichuan Pickles. Having traveling in such a long time, she used to be alone and used to the disorder. When aunt Wang was changing the sheet for her, both of them laughed for the small articles full of the window. A few days ago, a French men has the same hair style with Keren came in. That night, they plaited their hair for each other. With two hair buns, they look exactly like Na Za in Chinese classical mythology. Laughter full of the house again, I can’t help to photo with them immediately.
Have a nice trip to Thailand in the afternoon, Keren.
Still remember her shy smile with her head tilt a bit, her weird hair and bright laughter.
Hope we can have the same courage as Keren. After relaxing enough, we can on the road around the world freely and happily.

Check out post in Chinese: 团园客栈印象之Keren

现在我知道了。。想出去玩是想休息神经>.<

我也渐渐的明白，生命中有许多的相遇只是自己沉静下来后才会有些明白

有时候自己会惊讶我们的所见，就如同是一个电影般不可信

但又在自己的面前，遇到keren

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最近以色列一直的纷争不断，因为不看新闻，不了解世界政事

突然有一天来了一个打着唇环的有着金黄蓬乱卷发的姑娘背着大包进来，百搭的民族服饰，肯定不是中国的。稚嫩略带一丝忧郁的眼神，直觉安静的告诉我这是吉普赛的。

登记的时候才发现这个19岁的独行者国籍是以色列。

朋友来看她，一起爽朗的大笑，不，是无所顾忌的疯笑。对猫猫尤为热爱，昨天还嚷着要带牛二去泰国，之后带回以色列，给她的妈妈看。一个人漂流在外，每天早晨一块biscotti，或者一杯奶茶，或者一杯红茶。之后就是每天夜里回来同妈妈聊天，用着看不懂得以色列文字，从右到左的排序。发一些照片，又是偶尔的笑，毫不保留。

有这般的女儿，妈妈应该很幸福，独立却又恋家，平静却又豪放。

去少林寺学中国功夫，结果在郑州呆了五天就回来了，因为感冒。去中关村买相机，知道被骗了，硬是用发音及不地道的英语和商家大吵。因为一直的素食，所以在我们一起吃酸菜鱼的时候她只能在桌边安静的坐着。习惯了一个人的行走，也习惯了混乱，王姐要给她换一下床单，满窗杂岁的小物品，她自己都笑了。

前几天来了一个法国人，有着和keren一样的发型，那夜他俩在互相编者头发，顶两个发髻，像极了中国古典神话中的哪吒。又是一阵子大笑，我忍不住的非要立马和他们合影。

下午就要飞去泰国了，祝她一路顺风。

依旧记得她头稍微歪歪腼腆的微笑，依旧记得她怪异的发型与明亮的笑语。

但愿我们的神经休息够了，也如keren一般的自由行走在世界各地。

By 大东 Dadong

英文文章：

Impressions of Beijing Box - Keren

一猫一世界

每个猫，都有灵性．

每个猫，无一例外地活在自己的精神世界里面．

我相信，这是真的．

小美

很难鉴定小美的身份，据说，小美是个经历过生死的非同寻常的猫．打小，她的生活就极具戏剧性，先是被＂卡＂在房顶上、＂喵喵＂地叫了两天．来到团园客栈后，曾一度装着有身孕的样子，我们特殊照顾了几个月后，被识穿．再后来，莫名的失踪一个星期，在一个酒后的夜晚，被我在胡同里捡回．小美，很神奇．

小白

也许，很难找出第二个小白那样＂猥琐＂的猫了．但是，这个不怪他．他身世可怜，本该在妈妈怀里喝奶的年龄，就被遗弃了不下两次，真是同猫不同命．小白身性多疑，孤僻，警惕性极高，做个共和国2008年最最佳哨兵，当之无愧的．除此之外，小白还有个小小的缺点，会讲梦话，有时也会作几下梦游的动作．这年头，流行个性，小白，我行我秀！

鼻涕妞

这是一个百分百的小家碧玉妞，几乎每时每刻都保留一副楚楚动人的模样，即便在吃饭的时候，也是仪态优雅，从不与他猫争食．小妞对床的渴望是独一无二滴，曾经和不同的男人＂睡＂过，次日凌晨，很发嗲的＂喵＂＂喵＂叫上几声，告诉你昨晚妞儿很享受．如此反复的多情，谁又知道是谁宠幸谁多一点儿呢？

牛二

接他那天，正巧有两瓶＂牛栏山二锅头＂在车上，即兴唤他为＂牛二＂，他很领命，享受地样子答应了．牛二真正的＂猫身狗命＂．于众猫之中脱颖而出的，很快熟记自己的名字，且能领会人类语言，表情下面繁杂的内容．牛二有很＂搞＂的胡子，很MAN的样子，对美女不甚感兴趣的样子，在食物面前，他有着豹的速度．

他们都是被遗弃的猫，在不同时候来到了团园客栈，同享物质世界，各守精神世界．

昨天晚上，刚登录facebook，就有个好友问我近况，我礼貌性地应答着．直到她开始询问：可不可以上传一张我和小白兔的照片？我寻思着，哪有和小白兔的合照？？？

这个女孩叫Sara，是个葡萄牙MM．在刚刚过去的2008年春天，在天安门西和西单中间的一条胡同里，几个朋友一起度过了几天美好的时光．一起聊天，一起散步，在院子里一起晚餐，享受闹市柴门掩夕阳之清清静静生活，常怡然自得．之后，她回到自己的国家，开始工作，我也几经变迁，如今正建设着团园客栈．

我们在院子里晚餐，左边第二个就是Sara

遇到Sara的时候，我已经享受了很长时间的夜里跑步锻炼．有一天晚上，我带着Sara去散步，沿着我经常跑步的路线，灵境胡同，府右街，长安街．．．如此围绕中南海，故宫散步，约摸有３，４个小时．

可以讲，这一带是北京最典型人文的区域．市井胡同生活，昔日王宫遗风，现今政权中心，一一而过．路过天安门东的广场，我们买了几只小兔子，是我们小时候玩得很玩偶的那种，兔子是白色的，夜幕下的广场路灯光打在上面，别样味道．我们带着小兔子一起奔跑，在故宫红墙之外，简单，快乐．

背上行囊，我们在路上行走．有时，这需要我们给出很多的理由，却仍然裹足不前．有时，我们只不过是需要一种心灵的暗示，找寻一份童年的快乐，简单而天真地生活．

地球是圆的，相逢的人会再相逢．

英文文章: Impressions of Beijing Box - Sara