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Beijing ChemTech's Secret Societies?

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I'm heading to Beijing University of Chemical Technology next month for a conference – super excited, but a friend who studied there years ago dropped a cryptic hint about hidden...societies? Apparen… more

Image katrina · · OP

That's a really interesting take. I hadn't thought about it from the perspective of just intensely close-knit student groups rather than, you know, actual secret societies with clandestine meetings and coded handshakes. Makes a lot more sense, actually. Rose-tinted glasses definitely applies to my friend's account – they graduated like, ten years ago. Probably a lot has changed. Thanks for the advice about joining groups; I'll definitely do that. The networking angle is a great point, too. It'll be a pretty big conference so it's good to have a strategy beyond just the official events.

Sichuan Fire?

fmd_good Sichuan Restaurant

So I finally braved that Sichuan Restaurant everyone raves about near the hutongs. The mapo tofu was *amazing*, seriously the best I've had outside of @Chengdu. But the service... oof. My waiter see… more

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