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Netizens discuss pictures of a cute little Chinese boy only a few years old begging for money on the streets of China. Some say the beggars are organized by others using children, the old, and handicapped/disabled people to make money from other people's sympathy.

Monday, February 05, 2007

By Mei Fong, The Wall Street Journal

BEIJING -- For years, foreigners in China have delighted in the loopy English translations that appear on the nation's signs. They range from the offensive -- "Deformed Man," outside toilets for the handicapped -- to the sublime -- "Show Mercy to the Slender Grass," on park lawns.

Thanks to the Peking Duck for the link http://www.pekingduck.org/archives/004515.php#004515

Author Ernie Tadla suggests personal charity begins on the street corner no matter what skeptical colleagues and friends might say. From a podcast.

Zheng Xinyi is 27-years-old. When he was 2, he developed a strange brain/muscle/nerve disease and disorder. He cannot use his arms and it is difficult for him to speak. However, this does not stop him from living independently and dreaming that his body can one day recover. This video has been seen over 683,000 times with over 8300 comments.

A picture of a long-legged girl with her back to the camera excited many Chinese men, prompting them to use search her out on the internet. A reporter finds her but the result is not what everyone expected...

Walk only streets are popular in metros to promote local business. This list shows 12 top streets in China. They are must-goes when you happen to have a chance to visit these cities.

A Chinese woman in Xian begging money from foreign tourists suddenly lifts up her shirt and exposes her breasts. Chinese netizens embarrassed and frustrated.

I took this two shots with my Yashica T3 during 2006 when i was on my way to the Shanghai Museum in summer. It was in the late afternoon, there was a lot of people crossing the busy streets around Nanjing Road, People's Square and Xizang Road. This old lady sat down near a cross junction attracting lots of attention from passer-bys. She was not performing or basking. She was apparently outcrying to the public for some wrongs done to her, seeking justice and attention. There were a couple of street police and traffic police trying to clear the crowd. I took the shots quickly and left.

Great photo by Reuters' Daniel Aguilar of Chinese dancers performing the thousand hands of Guanyin at the Olympic Village.