I greatly respect and admire Chinese culture. I may not always agree with the politics or the attitudes that I encounter (in fact I often do not) but I am grateful for the opportunity to live here and immerse myself in the culture. I was thinking about my favorite aspects of Chinese culture.
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As Beijing Olympics quickly sink further in the mire of protest, boycotts and childish name-calling from both sides of the globe, I pause for a moment of rantamantation.
The dealers had sold most of the order when they got sued by Ashton-Drake Galleries, a major American dealer that owns the copyright to the doll’s design, including its clutchy little hands.rnrnLesson? Just because the locals fearlessly copy that “hot design” without even thinking twice,
More on Century Mart (yep, it's a 2 part story... so far). People are getting tricky with their coupons.
A gripe about Century Mart & their new policies with purchases... Congratulations for making already slow lines EVEN SLOWER!!!
One sad thing about life in Beijing is missing American food. My boyfriend is sick of me hearing me tell him how much I miss milkshakes and bread. There is are a number of Western-themed eateries, Dairy Queen, a Sizzler (or two), Pizza Huts and of course ubiquitious McDonalds, in the city. And if y
Intangible Culture Heritage in China, important or just branding?
It's 11 pm...the phone rings...you're tired, you have to be up the next morning at 7, you're ready for a good night sleep. You decide to ignore it...but then, 1 minute later, they call back again, and again, and again. Aiiiyaaa! Is there any logic behind the cell phone insanity?
China Daily's star columnist Raymond Zhou rallies against China's excess of government agencies that charge exorbitant registration fees.
The China Business Journal rants about the recent subway contruction accident in Beijing. She wrongly claims that Rupert Murdoch 'owns' Phoenix TV (when did an 18 per cent stake equate to ownership?)
The White Guy / Taiwanese Girl thing seems to be a powerful myth for straight Western men here, and I’d like to point out some of the fictional elements of this myth.
Angry Chinese Blogger gives us this great post about one of the few times "man horribly mauled and eaten by six bears" and "tragedy" don't go hand in hand.