本书讲述的是一位在北京工作、生活多年的日本女性——小林小百合的所见、所闻、所感、所思。

本书将小林女士曾经发表的介绍中国的文章以及从博客中精选出来的文章结集而成。内容不拘一格，视角独特，态度率真，生动表现出北京乃至中国的悠久文化和活力面貌。这些篇章，篇篇来自小林的生活和采访，不求面面俱到，但求实事求是；全书俏皮幽默，活泼生动，妙语连珠，而且通篇是颇有文采的地道的日语口语，流行色彩浓厚，通俗易懂，平实流畅，可读性超强，形成了小林小百合不二的风格。

Preface

2008, Messages of the Beijing Olympics

  Beijing Pressing Ahead Despite Interference

  Air Cleaning, the "Face" of the "Green Olympics"

  Bittersweet Olympics Tickets

  The Subway Network, Carrying the Dream of Beijingers

  Thoughts on the Year of the Olympics

  Olympic Qualifying Matches Like Formal Competitions

  Beijing Seen in the Marathon

  Food Safety, a Concern of the World

  Torch Relay Finally Kicks Off

  The "Bird's Nest"--lcon of the Olympic Games

  Overcoming the Devastating Sichuan Earthquake

  Beijing Olympics Rapidly Approaches

2005, The Dream of Beijing

  The Blue Sky Choir in the Park

  Even Though the Street Has Changed

  His and Her Dreams

  Foreigners Living in Courtyard Houses

  Super Bathhouses, Perfect Services

2006, Wandering in the Hutongs

  Ban Lifted on Spring Festival Firecrackers

  Unique Loan Words

  Admiring Cherry Blossoms in the Yuyuantan Park

  Using Humor as the Facade

  Copper Coins from Old Manchuria

  Japanese-language Dubbing Competition

  Traditional Chinese Medicine for Heat Stroke

  Beijing, from Monet to Picasso

  Chinese People Liking Watermelon

  The Afternoon in a Hutong

  Autograph Session of Kenzaburo Oe in Beijing

  The Hardworking Students Previously Studying in Japan

  Happy My Xth Times of Birthday

  Pets Craze of Dog Raising

2007, In Love with Clapper Talk

  Take It Easy

  A Different Spring Festival

  Talk Show Program with Beijing Radio (1)

  Talk Show Program with Beijing Radio (2)

  A Chance to Learn guaiban (Clapper Talk)

  Suffering from Pollenosis in Beijing

  Chinese Food

  My First Attendance of Clapper Talk Salon

  Singing the Declaration era Real Man at Beijing Airport

  Vacationing in a Destination Country of Tourists

  A Glance at China's Medical System

  Rain in Japan and Umbrellas from China

  Steeling Oneself in a Competitive Society

  First Snow in Beijing

  A Fascinating Talk Show with Yano Koji

  Diversified and Colorful Fashion for Quality Life

2008, In Pursuit of Bits of Happiness

  Snow, Hutong and Akutagawa

  Chinese Overseas Students Will Change China

  Sine-Japanese Football Match: the Chinese TV Commentator's Spectacular Shouts

  Olympic City Changes with Each Passing Day

 Work for Food Safety

  The Mighty Trend of Real Estate: "Special Requirement of the Olympic Games"

  Moving to a New House (1)

  Moving to a New House (2)

  Moving to a New House (3)

 Searching for Happiness at Xizhaosi Street

 A Letter of Thanks from China Red Cross

 Plum Rain in Beijing

 Wish a Complete Success of Beijing Olympic Games