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**，形成了小林小百合不二的风格。

Kobayashi Sayuri
A freelance writer andtranslator．Kobayashi Sayuri was born in Nagano County，Japan．,After graduation，she workedforthe nationao headquarters offhe Japan．China Friendship Association(Kanda．Tokyo，now iS a juridical association)as an editor ofthe organ new spaper Japan and Chna．Since September 2000 she worked asthe Japanese cultura|and educationaI experforthe People's China Magazine Press of the Chinanternationa Publishing Group fob five years．Later，she became a freelancer based in Beijing，writing aboutall aspects of the Chinese society culture and life for Japanese media．

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