Well, after a summer spent toiling away in the fields office, under the blazing Beijing sun, it is time to take stock and to see what we’ve achieved. This is the traditional time to give thanks for what we’ve been able to do. It wasn’t a lot, but it was ours, so let’s celebrate achievement!
Our fields offices were productive, and now is the time to look forward to the winter, when we will need what we’ve been able to store. This is the harvest period; more backbreaking work is certain, but this time we see the benefit. We have the harvest moon to follow; big, round, slightly orange if we’re lucky, and full in the evening sky. I feel a howl coming on….
Your hare team:
Walking hare: the mighty Cum in my Brum
Running hare team: the unstoppable – uncatchable? We’ll see… An na
What:
It’s an A-to-B hash, and is dog-friendly but not kid-friendly
Where:
Shichahai ditie, line 8, exit ‘A’
When:
Friday 16 September 2022, gather at 7:00pm and pack away by 7:30pm
Hash cash:
Run, circle, etc; 30rmb alone
Restaurant:
There isn’t one. On Paddy’s!
As usual, this is an adult activity in which we behave like children so expect to see nonsense, licentiousness, a modest level of drunkenness and considerable rude behaviour going on. And partial nudity. Don’t be offended; it’s jocular, we’re always like that and if you’re here you’re doing it too. For all of those reasons this isn’t a kid-friendly activity so – unless you’re table 1 – best stay home. More regular members of society are of course very welcome and can of course take part, but be polite, be tolerant, don’t be purposefully rude and remember that if you’re running there’s no winner. Oh, and you’ll need to bring a green jiankangbao with a sufficiently-recent hesuan or we’ll be all huffy. And a mask. On on!