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Visit YESTRDAY Today To Buy a Piece of History

Suah R — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 03:30:30 +0000

Located in the heart of Beijing’s 798 Art District, YESTRDAY (昨日) is a vintage shop that offers a one-of-a-kind shopping experience for those interested in historical Western objects. The shop is open Monday to Friday, from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm, and is a treasure trove of unique items that are sure to fascinate visitors.

One of the highlights of YESTRDAY’s collection is its World War 2 war objects. These items include helmets, belt bags, binoculars, and steel canteens that were used by soldiers during the war. Each item is a piece of history, and offers a glimpse into the past. These war objects are highly sought after by collectors and history enthusiasts, and while pricey, is one-of-a-kind, hard to get (especially in China), and definitely worth it.

For those interested in antique teaspoons and cup sets, YESTRDAY has a wide selection of beautifully crafted items that date back to different eras. These sets are perfect for collectors or anyone looking to add a touch of vintage charm to their home. The shop also has various displays of guns and rifles, which are sure to impress gun enthusiasts and showcase the history and craftsmanship of these weapons as a testament to the skill of the gun makers of the past.

YESTRDAY also has a selection of pins that are perfect for collectors or anyone looking to add a unique accessory to their outfit.

Another unique item that YESTRDAY sells is limited-edition collectibles and old figurines. These items are less historical, but more of a haven for collectors and a top choice for displays: old pins, limited-edition figurines of movies such as Willie Wonka and Lord of the Rings, as well as figurines of different people such as Metallica and Kurt Cobain are present throughout the little shop. These figurines are perfect for collectors or anyone looking to add a unique piece to their collection.

One unique item that YESTRDAY sells is rings of different origins and ages, many of which are unknown. These rings are perfect for collectors or anyone looking for a unique piece of jewelry. The shop also sells staffs and canes that have knobs made from real bone, made before the material was outlawed. These items are not only historical but also beautifully crafted and add a touch of elegance to any collection.

It’s obvious that YESTRDAY is a must-visit for anyone interested in historical Western objects and vintage collectibles. The shop’s impressive collection of World War 2 war objects, US Mail bags and stamps, limited-edition figurines, antique teaspoons and cup sets, pins, displays of guns and rifles, rings of different origins and ages, and staffs and canes with bone knobs offer a unique shopping experience that is sure to fascinate visitors. Whether you are a serious collector or simply looking for a unique souvenir, YESTRDAY is a hidden gem that should not be missed.

It’s a relatively small and new shop, which means it’s not on a map, but it’s next to some larger shops that are, which are linked below:

Find it:
朝阳区酒仙桥街道大山子798艺术区尤伦斯对面东八时区旁胡同内100米
Beijing 751 Art Zone, No.4, Jiuxianqiao Road 798 Middle 1st Street, Chaoyang

Image: Suah R, Elise S

Tips on How to Treasure Your Summer Vacation Mementos

Nimo_Wanjau — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 01:00:05 +0000

The summer vacation is coming to an end and Shunyi is finally back to life. New and returning families have suitcases filled with mementos from all the places they visited while on holiday. Here are ways to preserve those collected shells, photos, and much more:

Photos
If you have countless photos then you can have them printed into nice books or wall hangings from Asia Life Images (check this) and Fresh Prints directly from you mobile device. The problem with technology is the limited space on the device, therefore keep the memories alive by having printed versions.

Scrapbooks
In the 798 Art District, Meishuguan near the Jiaodaokou hutong area, or in the university area in Haidian District (Wudaokou area) is perfect to search for a plain scrapbook. The idea is to have the cool looking books that can be the new home to the numerous mementos.

Empty Jars
You can buy colored sand and use empty jars, paint the lid, then fill the jar up with the items that are too bulky for the scrapbook. Label the jars with a time and place then place all the things that you need in it.

My Thingymabob
This is where you can literally bring your child’s favorite drawings to life in the form of a toy or rug. Get in touch with My Thingymabob founder Graci Kim and she’s going to turn your child’s drawings or your drawings into a toy or rug that they can place in their room and always be a reminder of their summer.

Carton Suitcases
There will be a lot of carton boxes around that you can find available from all supermarkets, your Taobao addicted neighbor, people who just moved, or at school as the new swanky things begin to unpacked. Using one of the smaller ones turn this into a vintage looking suitcase by painting it to look like a treasure box or trunk.

“When Fashion Calls, You Can’t Say No”: Diane von Furstenberg Designs Second Collection for Gap

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:00:50 +0000

For fashionista moms, there’s only one thing better than buying clothes for yourself: buying clothes for baby. On April 25, Gap is launching a limited-edition GapKids and babyGap collection created by American designer Diane von Furstenberg.

After the success of last year’s collection when everything sold out after just four days, DvF (as she is known to her fans) and Gap decided to work together again this spring. So you better save the date in your calendar if don’t want to risk finding all the shops already emptied out by other moms.

The collection is for infants to 14 year-old girls (sorry, boys) and will be available in all Gap shops in mainland China, Hong Kong, and as well as in select GapKids, babyGap and DvF stores globally and online.

This collection is designed for adventurous little girls and features bright colors and some of DvF’s iconic wrap dresses, prints, and signature heart motif.

DvF was very happy with last year’s Gap collaboration. “It was so much fun to see little girls wearing the pieces,” she said, and is looking forward to the launch of the collection this April.

Photo courtesy of Gap

UNIT-E: Must-Read Short Story Collections (Part I)

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If all of the literary forms gathered in a family reunion, the Novel might be the impressive uncle who wows with tales of his foreign exploits, and the Poem may be the mysterious romantic who enters with chocolates and leaves early in a flourish. The Short Story, however, would be the half-forgotten niece or nephew standing in the corner, though laden with anecdotes and witticisms to share, is not able to get a sentence in edgewise.

In this two-part series, we’ll be giving some long-deserved attention to the short story by introducing several phenomenal short story collections. Let us see all that the short story has to offer, which in the words of Milton Crane, is nothing less than “The sudden revelation of character; the vision of a world through another’s eyes; the glimpse of truth; and the capture of a moment in time.”

The Illustrated Man (1951) by Ray Bradbury

Bradbury’s imagination and ability to write vivid science fiction and fantasy are difficult to parallel. His short story collections include incredibly varied pieces, ranging from the delightful to the frightening, and the lighthearted to the serious, but all of which never cease to entertain. Bradbury was a prolific writer, publishing more than three dozen books, and though he was a writer of the 1950s to 1970s, his projections of the future seem especially fresh and relevant today.

The Illustrated Man includes eighteen stories with an overarching frame: an unnamed narrator meets a man on the road, whose entire upper body is covered in tattoos, each image portraying one of the stories contained in the collection. With fluent and poetic prose, Bradbury sketches landscapes and characters both eerie and familiar within mere pages, exploring the impact that technology can have on society, and issuing warnings and sharing hopes about the future.

Notable stories: “Marionettes Inc.”; “The Long Rain”; and “The Veldt”

See also: The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man

The Interpreter of Maladies (1999) by Jhumpa Lahiri

Indian-American writer Jhumpa Lahiri has had a wealth of personal experiences living in foreign lands, speaking in foreign tongues, and the overall joys and discomforts of life abroad. Her short story collection The Interpreter of Maladies, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Hemingway/PEN Award in 2000, examines the multiple facets of cross-cultural experiences, and approaches them all with evocative, elegant prose and a big heart.

Notable stories:“A Temporary Matter”; “The Third and Final Continent”

See also: The Namesake (Lahiri’s first novel, published in 2003); Unaccustomed Earth(2008 collection of short stories)

Nine Stories (1953) by J. D. Salinger

Apart from creating one of the literary world’s most well-known angsty teens, Holden Caulfield, J. D. Salinger also gave life to the Glass family, which included seven children, precocious as kids and intellectually troubled as adults. Nine Stories features a few members of the Glass family, and though the stories greatly vary in subject matter, the collection excels in its ability to render everyday situations as slightly unsettling, often requiring readers to perform the literary equivalent of a double take.

In line with the nature of its title, Nine Stories has relatively simple subject matter, narrated in clear prose, but for the many questions it poses, both explicitly and implicitly, few answers are offered. Readers are rather encouraged (or forced) to come to their own terms with the conclusion of each story, and may find certain scenes or lines reverberating in their minds long after they have finished the book.

Notable stories: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”;“For Esmé—with Love and Squalor”

See also: Franny and Zooey (Collection of two interconnected novellas, also about the Glass family)

Labyrinths (1962) by Jorge Luis Borges

Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges dedicated himself to the form of the short story, and has been heralded as an ingenious communicator of concepts. He pushed language to its uttermost limit to describe abstract yet fundamental concepts of time and space. Through his skillfully crafted and layered stories, he brought readers to explore the nature of dream and reality, bridge the infinite and finite, ponder over mazes and mirrors, and ultimately challenge commonplace perceptions.

Most remarkable was Borges’ ability to investigate, within ten pages, ideas that others may be unable to do so in five hundred. His immensely condensed writing should be savored slowly and closely, and for readers accustomed to strong plot lines, rest assured that Borges’ stories are well worth the effort.

Notable Stories: “The Library of Babel”, “The Garden of the Forking Paths” and “Tlön, Uqbar, Obis Tertius”

See also: Ficciones (Borges’ most famous 1944 collection of short stories, many of which were later translated and compiled into Labyrinths)

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of UNIT-E. It was written by Amanda Song, a student at the International School of Beijing.

About UNIT-E
UNIT-E was founded in the spring of 2010 with the aim of establishing a non-profit, student-run magazine for international students in Beijing. Staffed by current students from a range of international schools, the magazine provides an amalgam of cultural tidbits, fragments of Beijing student life, and a broad spectrum of unique perspectives from a diverse group of young adults.

Starbucks Around the World

When I was a kid, I used to collect stamps. Then I got older and it was Diana memorabilia (as in Princess Diana). As an adult, I hadn’t really collected anything other than making sure I bought one "nice" souvenir from each place I traveled. But then came the Starbucks mugs.

In my personal opinion, whatever marketing person created the city/country-specific mug idea at Starbucks is pure genius. My own awareness of the mugs came a little late, in that I had already visited places and hadn’t yet started to "collect" them. But once I began, I started purchasing a mug from whatever city I visited, including those in the states.

I noticed that some teachers in our school had done the same thing, some displaying their vast mug collections in the classroom. I don’t know if the teacher(s) actually visited all of these locations personally — perhaps some students gave them as gifts. Whatever the reason, I became fascinated in seeing all of these places where Starbucks has made its mark!!

My own collection is quite small by comparison (I just noticed when taking the photo that I haven’t bought a Beijing mug yet!), but I’ve decided that these mugs will ultimately replace the random assortment in my cabinet at the moment. I can’t quite decide if I prefer to purchase city or country mugs, so I have a mixture of both. I just want to remember with fondness the places I visited when I have my morning coffee or evening tea. I finally found my adult collection, which will continue as long as my travels do!