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Google's new Flash API and updated China data have made it possible to make much more detailed maps of major China cities.

Guangzhou - http://www.gzstuff.com/wpage/guangzhou-map

Shanghai - http://www.shanghaistuff.com/wpage/shanghai-map

Shenzhen - http://www.shenzhenstuff.com/wpage/shenzhen-map

Presentation of 2 google-maps mash-ups:
- "Streets and placenames for Google Maps in China"
- "Learn about Chinese Geography"
and some other links related to maps in China!

(warning for people in china: hosted by blogger)

From the NY Times, a ten page piece about Google in China.

This month marks the launch of the third interactive subway map for three major cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. These maps not only tell you how long your journey from one point to another should take, but also how much money it will cost and which lines you should transfer to. All with some simple yet very attractive graphics!

Pointer to 'The Shanghai Daily's' new portal to Shanghai - Live in Shanghai.

(also testing a 'HaoHaoThis' script for MT3.2.x)

To those who are about to do trading business in China, the major advantage and purpose of setting up a Hong Kong company as the parent company and operating in the subsidiary trading company in mainland is tax avoidance. This article teaches you how to avoid tax via a Hong Kong company.

Helpful post that shows you how to take the train to Hangzhou from the Shanghai South Railway Station, complete with photos!

An interesting post on Danwei regarding Google's translation engine making some pretty serious goofs in English/Chinese translation. This all just furthers my view that online translation continues to suck more than Jenna Jameson working overtime.

This was the longest snowfall in the past 16 years in Shanghai in late Jan 2008. Here are some images to give you a feel of Shanghai in a snowing winter, and how people in Shanghai "celebrate" the snow.