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However, he came back to Beijing and they have got married". https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4011.jpgIMG_4011https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3977.jpgIMG_3977Love in Beijing, by Yang 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recharge2015-09-30T17:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/09/20/satisfying-moments-when-freelancing/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0038.jpgIMG_0038When you take a massive risk and it all ends up working out and paying offhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150527_191225.jpg20150527_191225When you meet someone great on a reporting triphttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150529_085216.jpg20150529_085216When you go somewhere unexpectedhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150826_172124.jpg20150826_172124When you see your name in print even though it's always slightly surrealhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1995.jpgIMG_1995When you have everything you needhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1597.jpgIMG_1597When inspiration strikeshttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1587.jpgIMG_1587When you've just arrived in a new country and looking forward to new thingshttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150909_162538.jpg20150909_162538Ready for another dosehttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150901_194559.jpg20150901_194559When you write your story and file it on deadline from a hotel floorhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150820_142357.jpg20150820_142357That much savoured cup of espresso2015-09-20T06:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/09/01/the-wild-places-fear-and-travel-in-china/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mmexport14380844706141.jpgmmexport1438084470614[1]2023-09-18T10:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/08/26/the-summer-wanes-wednesday-26th-august-in-beijing/2015-08-26T15:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/08/18/top-six-lists/2015-08-26T13:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/08/31/4-awesome-things-about-being-a-freelance-journalist-and-4-terrible-downsides/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140831_185258.jpg20140831_185258I like to read and work in cafes.2015-08-18T08:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/08/03/burmese-days/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_1700.jpgIMG_17002015-08-18T08:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/05/15/i-just-remembered-travel-journalism/2015-08-05T08:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/06/22/lets-talk-about-these-digital-nomads/2015-08-05T08:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/07/11/how-to-make-a-name-for-yourself-part-five-what-can-we-learn-from-jerome-jarre/2015-08-05T08:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/07/20/writing-what-you-want-to-write-vs-writing-what-editors-want-you-to-write/2015-08-05T08:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/07/25/a-quick-trip-south-a-newspaper-reporter-in-cambodia-takes-a-weekend-break-by-brent-crane/2015-08-05T08:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/07/29/pitchable-outlets-2-the-independent/2015-11-02T11:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/07/11/why-i-want-to-work-this-summer-july-11th/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3941.jpgIMG_3941A friend and I taking a break2015-07-31T06:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/07/22/is-this-goodbye-beijing/2015-07-22T14:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/07/15/pitchable-outlets-1-the-guardian/2015-07-15T08:49:04+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/06/15/trying-to-cobble-together-a-sustainable-freelance-writing-career-or-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-young-20-something-writer/2015-07-10T09:17:08+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/06/29/6-dream-gifts-for-a-freelance-journalist/2015-07-05T15:27:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/12/07/the-journalists-christmas-list-2014-edition/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mbg9155222_main.jpgMBG9155222_mainhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2012110518143987.jpg2012110518143987https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/arrow-mens-dark-brown-leather-jacket-128.jpgarrow mens dark brown leather jacket 128https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7c14l2fh.jpg7C14L2FHhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/f_10309_1-1.jpgf_10309_1.1https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1-d1.jpgP1 d12015-06-23T18:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/05/30/ive-been-in-nepal/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150527_203212.jpg20150527_2032122015-05-30T09:06:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/05/25/a-response-to-dslr-vs-point-and-shoot-by-brent-crane/2015-05-23T06:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/05/20/dslr-vs-point-and-shoot-a-journalists-consideration/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150520_144055.jpg20150520_144055My Canon Powershot S120, and Canon 450D DSLR; the photo was taken with my crummy mobile phone camera. 2015-05-20T07:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/05/18/im-still-broke-may-18th-life-of-a-freelance-journalist-abroad/2015-05-18T06:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/05/13/finding-story-ideas-tip-1/2015-06-22T06:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/04/29/how-to-make-a-name-for-yourself-pt-4-defining-your-own-path/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/11169919_10152715231646333_8135313517317626805_n.jpg11169919_10152715231646333_8135313517317626805_n2015-04-29T03:37:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/04/28/photo-gallery-whats-it-like-in-beijing-my-immediate-neighborhood-nearby/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3368.jpgIMG_3368https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3359.jpgIMG_3359https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3358.jpgIMG_3358I live near the embassy area. This one is the Belgian embassy. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3353.jpgIMG_3353https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3351.jpgIMG_3351https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3350.jpgIMG_3350Liangmehe riverhttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3349.jpgIMG_3349I stopped mid-way on my photographic exercise for a subway. Not an endorsement. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3348.jpgIMG_3348I live about 8 minutes walk from Liangmaqiao subway station. It is on line 10 - a loop line with 45 stations. Wikipedia tells me it is the world's longest subway loop line. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3342.jpgIMG_3342https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3322.jpgIMG_33222015-04-28T09:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/04/20/top-5-mobile-phones-for-journalists/2016-03-15T14:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/04/11/the-perfect-story-do-all-journalists-want-to-become-novelists/2015-04-13T09:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/04/08/the-secret-anxiety-of-being-a-freelancer/2015-04-08T13:04:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/02/17/published-pieces-about-being-in-china-2012-present/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/564706_10151333312901333_1837798212_n.jpg564706_10151333312901333_1837798212_nSome friends and I.2015-04-08T12:54:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/03/23/a-freelancers-journey-in-payment-my-first-5-paid-for-articles/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/400296_10150506588441333_1535652662_n.jpg400296_10150506588441333_1535652662_nHere I am falling off while mountain biking in Cyprushttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5062.jpgIMG_5062Scott Matthews and I at Bournemouth's Old Fire Station. Scott is 6'4". I am not. 2015-03-31T19:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/03/31/after-burma-now-im-broke/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1902.jpgIMG_19022015-03-31T19:43:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/11/13/5-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-being-a-freelance-journalist-in-china/2020-09-27T17:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/03/11/living-freely/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2385.jpgIMG_2385Ready for more2015-03-11T07:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/02/02/why-did-i-move-to-beijing/2015-03-11T05:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/03/04/burma-or-how-i-learned-to-love-reporting-and-life-again/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2838.jpgIMG_2838Here I am falling off while mountain biking in Cyprus2022-06-27T23:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/02/20/a-writers-journey-the-adventures-of-a-roaming-journalist-in-asia-by-brent-crane/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_4596.jpgIMG_4596Children at a Rohingya refugee camp in Rakhine state, Myanmar. Photo: Brent Crane.https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3945.jpgIMG_3945The author took this photo moments before a confrontation between police and protesters in Hong Kong in the largest democratic demonstration the city has seen since its handover to Beijing. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_4091.jpgIMG_4091A train journey the author went on from Shenzhen to Kunming took 34 hours. Photo: Brent Crane. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_4396.jpgIMG_4396The author with rebel soldiers in Laiza, Kachin state in November, 2014.https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3181.jpgIMG_3181Ramadan, final mass, in Kashgar, Xinjiang. Photo: Brent Crane. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3388.jpgIMG_3388Brent Crane (pictured) works as a journalist for The Phnom Penh Post in Cambodia and has freelanced for various UK, US and international publications.2015-03-08T08:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/01/05/part-one-freelance-journalists-on-their-first-ever-paid-commissions/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2014-09-19-at-11-11-05-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-19 at 11.11.05 AMPhoto courtesy of Brent Crane.2015-02-17T20:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/02/15/the-weekend-of-february-13th/2015-02-17T10:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/11/30/freelancing-in-beijing-one-year-on/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0048.jpgIMG_00482015-02-17T10:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/01/15/freelance-journalism-adventure-travel-getting-to-know-asia/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/427214_10150981811761333_1452206259_n.jpg427214_10150981811761333_1452206259_nI'd like to do more of this. But without the cameras. A notebook will do. 2015-01-16T21:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/01/12/video-a-year-in-the-life-of-a-freelance-journalist-abroad/2015-01-12T20:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2015/01/08/part-two-freelance-journalists-on-their-first-ever-paid-commissions/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/42169-kateburt.jpg42169-kateburt2015-01-12T13:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/11/07/how-to-make-a-name-for-yourself-part-3/2015-01-11T18:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/06/24/how-a-story-about-chinese-journalism-students-led-to-a-chance-at-the-new-york-times/2015-01-11T17:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/09/16/what-exactly-is-a-freelance-foreign-correspondent-part-2/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0706.jpgIMG_0706Riding the Pyongyang Metro. Going to North Korea has so far been my only instance of travel + journalism. I aim to remedy this. 2015-01-11T17:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/11/04/4-good-bad-things-about-living-in-beijing-part-2/2015-01-11T17:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/12/30/6-journalism-resolutions-for-the-new-year-how-to-achieve-them/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141230_120513.jpg20141230_120513The equipment I own to make videos with.2015-01-11T17:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/08/27/an-update-on-north-korea-the-costs-of-freelancing-from-the-hermit-kingdom/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0771-2.jpgIMG_0771 (2)A North Korean greeter from the port of Nampo. Copyright: Lu-Hai Liang (2014).2015-01-11T14:19:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/02/16/getting-into-video-storytelling-using-a-cheap-compact-camera/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6426.jpgIMG_6426Copyright: LL (2013)https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6392.jpgIMG_6392Copyright: LL (2012)https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6388.jpgIMG_6388https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0054.jpgIMG_0054My seven-year-old compact digital camera which I have now replaced. It still works though - the three pictures below were all taken with this camera in the past two years.2014-12-24T08:10:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/09/03/all-the-technology-i-use-to-do-journalism/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0635-2.jpgIMG_0635 (2)2014-12-24T07:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/09/28/is-it-worth-doing-journalism-work-experience/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/402945_10151032414046333_2033989149_n.jpg402945_10151032414046333_2033989149_nAt The Guardian offices, on work experience, September, 2012. 2014-12-08T16:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2013/10/03/wishlist-4-gadgets-id-love-to-do-journalism-with/2014-12-07T10:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/09/22/one-year-anniversary-theluhai-com/2014-11-30T13:43:41+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/05/21/photography-journalism-best-cameras-for-journalists/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fujifilm-x100s.jpgfujifilm x100sFujifim X100shttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/canon-eos-m2.jpgCanon EOS M2Canon EOS M2 with 22mm lens (40mm equiv. view)2014-11-28T17:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/11/18/7-things-that-make-up-life-in-beijing-a-photo-gallery/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0752.jpgIMG_0752https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0424.jpgIMG_0424https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0968.jpgIMG_0968Eating out in Beijing is a daily thing. And good.https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0413.jpgIMG_0413https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141024_182358.jpg20141024_182358https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20140919_140920.jpgIMG_20140919_140920An area well known among expats and trendy Chinese. Bars, cafes, restaurants and shops. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1104.jpgIMG_1104My notebooks. Moleskine. I use the little one for to-do lists, jotting down story ideas and reporting. I use the larger one to write out drafts, diagram article structures, and make long-term plans. And make notes obvs. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1106.jpgIMG_1106https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1100.jpgIMG_1100https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141025_185728.jpg20141025_185728The blasted subway. Cheap, convenient and horrible. I spend time using this to get to social and professional destinations. What's unique about Beijing's subway is that you'll get these salt-of-the-earth rural migrants with their rag bundles mixing up with neatly attired office ladies. All crushed together.2014-11-18T15:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/10/16/photography-the-journalist/2014-11-18T13:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/01/05/how-does-a-journalist-make-a-name-for-himherself-part-1/2014-11-07T07:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/01/28/great-journalists-and-great-journalism-how-to-make-a-name-for-yourself-pt-2/2014-11-07T07:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2013/09/30/what-exactly-is-a-freelance-foreign-correspondent/2014-10-23T05:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/10/05/october-5th-beijing/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141005_144042.jpg20141005_1440422014-11-11T05:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/08/10/top-5-laptops-for-journalists-who-like-to-work-in-cafes-travel-and-write/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0356-2.jpgIMG_0356 (2)When you're in the act of writing 'cause you love it the mosthttps://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0357-2.jpgIMG_0357 (2)2014-12-05T08:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/07/24/freelancing-in-istanbul-the-breakthrough-by-samantha-north/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3261.jpgIMG_3261Istanbul2014-07-24T07:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/03/21/why-i-moved-to-istanbul-by-samantha-north/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sam101.jpgsam101Samantha North (pictured) tries freelancing in Turkey. 2014-07-24T06:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/07/20/the-key-to-a-successful-freelance-life-abroad-a-diary/2014-07-20T15:24:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/07/07/review-letters-to-a-young-journalist/2014-07-07T17:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/06/04/what-should-a-freelance-journalist-do-in-the-summer/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/977422_10151417594191333_249711839_o.jpg977422_10151417594191333_249711839_o2014-07-11T03:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/05/11/north-korea-a-journey-in-8-photos/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0045.jpgIMG_0045With our North Korean guide Ms. Jong and the statues of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-il at Munsudae Hill in Pyongyang. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0120.jpgIMG_0120A street scene taken from our tour bus. We were allowed at times to walk the streets but not often.https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0290.jpgIMG_0290Another street scene. This was taken in Kaesong, a city close to the South Korean border. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0541.jpgIMG_0541A performance by schoolchildren for tourists. https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0708.jpgIMG_0708A photo taken while riding the Pyongyang metro. The two North Koreans are flanked by my fellow tourists of our tour group (19 of us).https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0908.jpgIMG_0908Dancing with the locals in a park in Pyongyang. It was a national holiday (May 1).https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0974.jpgIMG_0974Women in military uniform - not an uncommon sight - at a tourist location.https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_1067.jpgIMG_1067The view from my hotel (floor 39, room 19) at the Yanggakdo International Hotel, in the capital Pyongyang. The colour tint is due to the fact I used my sunglasses as a filter for my camera to cut down on the haze. 2014-06-23T09:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/04/23/freelancing-in-beijing-6-month-update/2014-04-24T14:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/01/10/3-month-update-freelancing-in-beijing/2014-04-23T03:54:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/04/08/how-to-write-an-article-youve-never-written-before/2014-06-09T14:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/03/31/traveling-writing/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0331.jpgIMG_0331When you recharge2014-03-31T13:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/03/12/30th-blog-post-anniversary-the-top-seven-posts/2014-03-13T01:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/03/07/why-i-blog-by-alec-ash/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1959_49191581332_9350_n.jpg1959_49191581332_9350_n2014-03-07T09:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/03/06/i-got-hypnotized-literally-in-beijing/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1960763_10151924019456333_593732118_o.jpg1960763_10151924019456333_593732118_oErin Lee, hypnotherapist.2014-03-06T07:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/03/02/smogs-lesson-in-reselling-freelance-stories/2014-03-04T16:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theluhai.com/2014/02/11/money-or-rather-the-lack-of-it-when-youre-trying-to-freelance-especially-overseas/https://theluhai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/7963_10151465611291333_1378800729_n.jpg7963_10151465611291333_1378800729_nA Beijing hutong (alleyway). 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