Say bye to winter and hi to spring

Beijing resembled Minsk this winter, with a blizzard on the first day of November, and another half-way through March. We've got a sandstorm, but spring is around the corner; don't give up hope yet. Ponder these 10 signs of spring, then burn them now the heating has turned off.

10. Goodbye to cloth door flaps.

None may enter the supermarket without passing those green blankets and no matter how quickly you move, you will feel their rough, bacterial caress. Or bump into someone in just as much of a hurry as you to get by them.