China sex education, who needs to lighten up

September 28th, 2011 by | Posted in Opinion | 19 Comments »

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(A sex class in Nanjing University of Finance & Economics, gmw.cn)

The recent World Contraception Day (Sept 26th) has brought the issue of China’s sex education to the table again. One of the World Contraception Day surveys looks at young people’s attitude towards contraception. The result shows that in China, up to 88% youngsters don’t know much about contraception or are confused about it compared to the world’s 28.1%; and 45% surveyed Chinese can’t find the right contraception method when in need (ifeng). As a result, China sees an average of 8 million abortion cases annually with up to 50% repetition rate (chinanews).

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Is Hong Kong really a part of China? Emotionally no.

September 26th, 2011 by | Posted in Opinion | 117 Comments »

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It’s been 14 years since Hong Kong’s reunification with China. However, against all the evidences that prove Hong Kong is a part of Chinese territory and that we are a big family, it is still too often complained that emotionally Hong Kong is a foreign land. One obvious fact is the official discrimination against mainlanders in terms of entering Hong Kong.

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Too pretty to play football, formal female football player goes on dating show

September 25th, 2011 by | Posted in Entertainment | 24 Comments »

From Netease:

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A beautiful formal Chinese football player — Zhou Yuwei received many public attentions when she showed up in one of the most famous Chinese dating showIf You Are the One”. “She was once in Henan province football team, but outlasted by the team members because of being too beautiful. Finally she quit the team.” introduced Lejia, the star host and the relationship expert of the show.

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Government employee kept 6 sex slaves in self-built dungeon, 2 killed

September 24th, 2011 by | Posted in News | 68 Comments »

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34-year-old former fire fighter Li Hao (李浩) was a contract employee of Luoyang Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision. He would have been remembered as hard working and easy-going by his colleagues if not for the uncovering of his secret dungeon where he kept 6 sex slaves and murdered 2 of them with the help of other victims who, shortly after being rescued were arrested for assisting Li Hao murdered and buried the bodies.

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Shop owners lie on zebra line, calling for life protection

September 22nd, 2011 by | Posted in News | 30 Comments »

From nddaily

Afraid of being killed by gangsters, 9 people consist of 3 barbershop owners and their employees lie down in line on a zebra line in order to call for protection from the government.“I dare not to go back there, or they will chop me into pieces.”Said Chen Mingxing, one of the barbershop owners who claimed that they couldn’t take the extortion and threatening from gangsters anymore.

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Grandson of Mao Zedong and his handwriting

September 21st, 2011 by | Posted in News | 40 Comments »

From Xinhua:

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Mao Xinyu, grandson of China’s founding father Mao Zedong,. In 2010, His promotion to the rank of major general in the army his grandfather co-founded eight decades ago has put him under the spotlight of the Chinese public. Many people questioned his qualification of the promotion and decried it was a promotion of nepotism and "Promotions and government appointments should depend on a person’s ability, not their name, even if that name is Mao."

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Kebab worker dream came true with Hotel California adaptation

September 20th, 2011 by | Posted in Entertainment, Viral Video | 49 Comments »

From Yangtze Evening News and sohu:

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Recently a video clip named “Hotel California adapted by a cook” has brought a kebab worker into the spotlight. The clip generated over 2.7 million clicks and 60,000 retweets on weibo within the first 6 days. Netizens forwarded the clip saying “everyone is remarkable as long as you have dream” or “if you are touched by his voice, forward on”.

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Only in China, an event can’t do without perfect usherettes

September 19th, 2011 by | Posted in Life Style, News | 70 Comments »

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“Since when, usherette become an indispensable part of meetings in China?” New Weekly posted the question in its official weibo on the “hell training” of usherettes for the up-coming Central China Expo to be held at Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.

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Primary school students study with a coffin in classroom for years

September 18th, 2011 by | Posted in News | 30 Comments »

From Netease:

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A set of photos showed a class of primary school students studying in a classroom with a coffin in the front has shocked Chinese netizens and sparked heated discussion. Two years ago, a primary school in a small village in Shaanxi province was certified as a "dilapidated house". With no funding to build up a new school, the school rented a room from residence as the classroom. Since then, the students have been studying with the coffin.

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15 year old son of Chinese general drives BMW and assaults a couple violently

September 16th, 2011 by | Posted in News | 40 Comments »

From Netease:

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A couple was hit violently by the son of a Chinese Army general and famous tenor Li Shuangjiang (李双江) in a dispute near a residential area of Haidian District, Beijing on 6th September. This incident gained huge attention from the public in China. General Li Shuangjiang’s son, the name of which was kept because of his young age will be put in detention for one year according to the Beijing police.

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What Chinese youth say about sex

September 14th, 2011 by | Posted in Life Style | 34 Comments »

From you and me:

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Marie Stopes International China (MSIC), a not-for-profit family planning and sexual and reproductive healthcare organization, has started a project of using images and words to record the voices of Chinese youth, their view on sex.

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Wedding photos in Nazi uniform criticized by netizens

September 13th, 2011 by | Posted in Life Style | 43 Comments »

From MOP:

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A newlywed couple posted their wedding photos on the Internet. The post titled "My Wedding Party Photos in Nazi’s Military Uniform! Everyone, Don’t Be too Harsh!" included photos of the couple playing costume play (Cosplay). The bride was dressed as robot girl, a figure from a famous Manga and the groom who is more controversy dressed as a Nazi in a SS military uniform. Instead of blessings their wedding photos are criticized by the netizens.

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Hermès sweater design ridiculed by Chinese netizens

September 12th, 2011 by | Posted in Life Style | 30 Comments »

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Most Chinese young people are familiar with the sweater like this one in the above picture. Back in the days when most people couldn’t afford expensive clothes from the shopping malls or boutiques, mother is the most trustworthy tailor in every family. For that reason, fashion not the major concern of most mothers and a sweater knit by mother looks just like the one in the picture.. However, the sweater in above picture is not just another sweater knit by a Chinese mother, but a new sweater from a prestigious fashion designer Hermès and it’s sold at 34,000 RMB. A mircroblogger user posted an entry with this picture has caused a stir in the mircroblog world…

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Free 6 month Sailfish VPN accounts giveaway

September 10th, 2011 by | Posted in Uncategorized | 53 Comments »

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Here we go again, we are giving away free VPN accounts again so you can enjoy accessing the internet freely, especially if you are in China… Sailfish VPN is offering 20 accounts of 6 month subscriptions.  That’s half year of free VPN. If you already have access since you are able to access ChinaHush, then do it for a friend, tell them about it or enter to win one for them.

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Woman undresses and changes clothes in public on subway

September 9th, 2011 by | Posted in Life Style | 23 Comments »

From IFeng:

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"A young girl undressed and changed clothes on Subway Line 2 in Shanghai! When did the Shanghainese girl become so bold? " – On August 22nd, A post with photo of a young girl publicly changing clothes inside the subway spread online and sparked discussion: some guessed she was "late for work", some believed it’s just another "Internet publicity stunt" and she was "desperate for becoming famous."

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