Chinese Roots – General

An American man who enjoys the study of Chinese characters has become all the rage and “touched China.” A net user with sign-on "grass-roots rabble" wrote on his/her microblog, "A foreigner that has deeply touched China in 2011: he has spent 22 years sorting out oracles characters, Bronze characters, Seal characters and so forth and has made them available online." Until today, the microblog has b

BEIJING — In a traditional Chinese medicine store in central Beijing, part of the Tongrentang chain founded 342 years ago, three white-coated workers follow traditions that stretch even further back in time. They sort and chop an exotic variety of herbs and roots for customers to take home and boil up.

"Honestly, I’ve tried. I’ve really tried to dabble with Chinese medicines, but after almost four years of practicing medicine here in Beijing, I must admit that I am comfortable prescribing only a few. That could mean a couple things:

1. I’m too lazy to research
2. I’m too busy to research
3. I’ve tried to research but can’t find convincing evidence

A follow up to the post "China's National Space Program Copies Star Trek Logo," after a reader responded to the link of the story claiming that the emblem is completely original and dates back before Star Trek: The Original Series. I have my doubts...but you never know.

1kg More (1kg.org) is a Chinese grass-roots NGO that provides a database of country schools that need educational help. It encourages backpackers to bring 1 kilogram stuff (pens, books, etc.) to the kids on their trips to remote areas in China.

GE is starting to let its research and development organizations in China take the lead on research projects, rather than just playing a supporting role to its global research headquarters in New York, says Xiangli Chen, the general manager of GE's China Technology Center.

A flash animation to go back to the roots of the air pollution problem which is causing so much troubles to Beijing government these days...

The proliferation of “time traveling” in Chinese television shows in recent years has gained popularity especially amongst Chinese youth who yearn for palace intrigue and romance. At the same time, it also reached the point where the state has stepped in to crackdown on the supposedly superstitious and anachronistic themes.

Her name is Mary. She is only 19 years old but already she has many grey hairs. On Thursday mornings in my freshmen oral English class, she always sits alone in the back of the room. No one ever talks to her; she appears to have no friends.