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Archive for June, 2008
Come and check out our new NLGX design-buttons when you stroll around in our hutongs the next time! They come in a variety of different designs and we keep adding more to it. Pimp up your bag or jacket with some creative Beijing messages!
南锣鼓巷就生活在北京的“根儿”文化中。
早已名声在外的南锣鼓巷，旁人看来，几乎算得上是一条安静得让我们惊讶的小街了。街上的游人以外国人居多，天空中偶尔有鸽子飞过，留下一长串鸽哨的声音。
这里的每一家店都开在临街的老房子里，那些看上去也许不起眼的房子，没准儿就有着曾经极不寻常的过往。在前年夏天被翻修一新的南锣鼓巷，入冬后便呈现出整齐干净的面容。每一家小店都那么低调地存在着，即使是最为夸张的红也极力暗淡着，默默地和小巷遥相呼应，甚至很难分辨出它们出现的年代。这是一条很特殊的巷子，生在浮华的境地，却能自然地静默着，散发的恰恰是致命的吸引。小巷的一切都迟缓得让人觉得舒适，但它既不是后海酒吧街也不是烟袋斜街，它没有刻意地自我塑造着自己的格调。这一切就是生活气息吧。
Continue reading ‘南锣鼓巷的生活气息和幽默’
NLGX’s own, Ed and Michel, were interviewed by Hong Kong television station, TVB, last month about protecting Beijing’s old hutong areas and also introducing the neighborhood of Nanluoguxiang. Last night, the segment was broadcast worldwide. Enjoy!
Over the last week at Nanluoguxiang, a team of diggers, brick movers, and electricians have been have been digging, moving brick, and laying down thick electric cables under the latest government project to beautify the hutong area. According to one of the workers, they will finish installing the cables within the week, which which will connect to the many grey electric generator stations installed earlier in the year. These cables and power generator systems will replace the tangled mess of electrical wires currently hanging above Nanluoguxiang via tall concrete poles. The sight of these tangled, suspended electrical wires are, unfortunately, a common sight around Beijing. No later than August 8, 2008, they will be “chai’d” from Nanluoguxiang!
According to regulations from the Chinese central government, today marks the first day of a nationwide effort to reduce the use (and waste) of plastic bags. While this is not a complete ban of plastic bags (includes only those categorizes as ultra-thin bags, less than 0.025 mm thick), this is certainly a positive step forward to reduce consumption of what some estimate to be 3 billion plastic bags DAILY in China (!).
从6月1日开始，全国开始全民减少塑料袋的使用和生产。 当然这并不代表塑料袋会马上从我们的生活里消失，而是作为减少能源消耗以及环境污染的一个进步政策，从前每天全中国至少有3亿只塑料袋成为无法分解的垃圾污染环境。
At NLGX, we encourage the use of sustainable materials and are introducing a new, stylish way for you to support a plastic bag-free lifestyle as well - the NLGX “X-Ray” Cloth Bag! This is latest in our collection of NLGX Designs and we welcome you to drop by our shop at #33 Nanluoguxiang to check it out!
在 NLGX，我们鼓励使用新型材质的工具取代塑料袋，为您介绍一个新而时髦的方式能支持无塑料袋的生活方式- NLGX “X-Ray”环保袋! 这是我们最新的NLGX设计作品，欢迎您来到南锣鼓巷33号，我们的nlgx看看，它是不是您想要的那个!
X-Ray是X光的意思，设计师的灵感也是来自于塑料袋的透明，你的包包里可能会有一个Ipod，一份报纸，一个相机，一副眼镜还有你的一串钥匙，统统都可以装到里面。我们需要的的是，一种越来越简单的生活方式，没有塑料袋，我们的生活一样可以过得更好！
The following excerpt was taken from CHP’s introduction and event sign up form, which is located in our shop. Additional information can also be found on their website at www.bjchp.org or by emailing volunteer@bjchp.org.
In September 2003, the Beijing Historical and Cultural City Protection Plan, compiled by the Beijing Planning Committee, was approved by the Beijing Municipal Government. This plan is the key constituent to the protection of the historical and cultural districts for the Old City. The plan concerns “historical and cultural protection districts” which are defined as “a specific block, buildings, villages, or towns which have traditional appearances or ethnic character.”
Continue reading ‘CHP Cultural Day Events, weekly from 5/31 to 6/14′
With respect to the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, NLGX & Uncle Blue are holding a little charity event at our shop. The event started this weekend and will carry on until June 1. Some of the Uncle Blue design products are on special sale with all the profits going to charity organizations in China. Thanks a lot for buying his products and donating money!
