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www.chinasmack.com — 1976 September 9th, 10 minutes past the midnight, Mao Zedong departed from this world. September 18th, representatives from the capital and other regions of the country paid their last respects to Chairman Mao. Textile women in the capital, when faced with the remains of Chairman Mao, cried in deep grief.

www.chengduliving.com — Luo Fahui is a painter who started out in a leaky hovel during the 1960s and now lives and works in a beautiful home outside of Chengdu. We take a look at his work, his home and listen to what his contemporaries have to say about Luo's erotically charged painting.

www.chengduliving.com — The historic 2011 Panda Electronic Music festival has just concluded. Here are our photos from all three days of the event which featured DJ Shadow.

blogs.wsj.com — Yet another American politician has caused a stir online after photos of him doing shocking things surfaced on a microblogging service. The politician: newly sworn-in China envoy Gary Locke. The microblogging service: China's Sina Weibo. The surprising behavior: Buying his own coffee and carrying his own luggage before flying to Beijing.

accidentalchinesehipsters.tumblr.com — Link to post is really just to get y'all to a site that has SO much potential. It's still new, so a bit meager in no. of posts, but I like the concept!