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surfer, muppet, gun, redrum, fist

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A good introduction to using the hands signs for Chinese numbers. The post features lovely pictures to illustrate this essential tool for anyone venturing out to a Chinese market.

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Learning Chinese

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6 years 11 months ago

language

learn chinese

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Apparently, Chinese taxi cab drivers aren't alone in ripping off tourists...

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"...luckily they had read from the a Shanghai guidebook which stated that a taxi into the city should cost about 150RMB and he negotiated that price. Of course, that is...

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General

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taxis

scams

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The Bus Uncle Interview in Next Magazine

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"So far, the world has heard from the young man and the cameraman in the famous Bus Uncle episode. But who cares about them? The world wants to know about...

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Weird China News

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6 years 11 months ago

bus uncle

weird

hong kong

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"M:I3" to show in China in July with scenes cut, "Da Vinci Code" pulled to give way to homemade film

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"Tom Cruise action thriller "Mission: Impossible III" (M:I3) is due to be released on the Chinese mainland on July 20, a state-owned foreign movie distributor said on Friday, the same...

Chinese: Beyond the Textbook - ?? - Gossipy

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another interesting entry from Dan about Chinese vocab I haven't learned yet. He talks about "The Eight Triograms" or Bagua - and explains how bagua has taken on a new...

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Chinese Activist Said Paralyzed by Assault

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BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese activist was struck by an assailant and left paralyzed after meeting with police to discuss an interview he gave on German television, a human rights...

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China News

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news

three gorges dam

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China irked by topless women's health ad

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There's boobs on tv again, but this time they aren't Janet Jackson's. Chinese breast cancer awareness campaign pulled off air.

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China News

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6 years 11 months ago

health

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Opinion of America drops everywhere but China and Pakistan

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"The Washington Post Pew Research Center polled people in 15 different countries. Nearly all of them have worse opinions of the US now than they did a year ago....and they...

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China News

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6 years 11 months ago

america

politics

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So, do you wanna win 10K?

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The Admiral, from China Moon, has started the Best Blog In China awards and is putting up his own cold, hard (and likely dirty) RMB for the winners. To nominate...

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General

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6 years 11 months ago

contest

833
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Students Gone Wild: Riots At Zhengzhou U.

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"According to informed sources in Henan, there was a large-scale student riot late night on June 15th at the Shengda Institute of Business Management of the Zhengzhou University located in...

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China News

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riots

civil unrest

education

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China makes ultimate punishment mobile

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The country that executed more than four times as many convicts as the rest of the world combined last year is slowly phasing out public executions by firing squad in...

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China News

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6 years 11 months ago

law and order

death penalty

amazing

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Excitement blamed for 3 deaths in China

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Excited to the point of death? Over soccer, er, "football?" Whoa.

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Warnings

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china

football

excited

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Maxthon: China's hip browser

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where there's a will, there's a way (to surf the web that is!)

Thoughts On Leaving College

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"It's graduation time, and more than four million college students are about to embark on a new phase of life. Some will find jobs, though there are 22% fewer vacant...

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General

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6 years 11 months ago

school

culture

editorial

1581
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Inside Apple's iPod Factories

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Apple's iPods are made by mainly female workers who earn as little as ?27 per month, according to a report in the Mail on Sunday yesterday. The report, 'iPod City',...

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China News

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6 years 11 months ago

sweatshops

ethics

business

991
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The Chaos Run

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John at Sinosplice sums up the excitement of living in China by sharing a story about visiting New York City for Millennium New Year's. "The main lobby was magnificent, and...

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General

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6 years 10 months ago

culture

life

china rising

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Letter from China: Minding their manners, looking to the Olympics

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Sarcastic but true story about Beijing's attempt at controlling the manners of its citizens.

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Humour

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6 years 10 months ago

china

chinese manners

beijing

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Today's Lesson: Character

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A ESWN translation of a well-written article by Lung Ying-tai regarding the near ousting of Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian. The story uses this event to give a picture of modern...

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China News

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6 years 10 months ago

news

taiwan

790
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What is the single most famous photograph in China?

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What is the single most famous photograph in China? What is the message of the photo? What happened to the girl? The translated articles give the full story.

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photo

famous

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