An Old Hotelier Remembers 1980s Tibet
Alec Le Sueur had never been to China before when he agreed to work at the Holiday Inn…
“The Man of the Future”: Truths, Rumors, and the Perils of China-Watching
The current flurry of rumors concerning the demise of former president Jiang Zemin are a clear reminder that…
National treasure giant panda, animal? gift? goods?
From Netease: Illustration of the number of pandas offered as gift from the China government from 1941 to…
Who is “laowai”
From Century Weekly | by 鲍昆 Corner of the kitchen, on the wall, guarded by the God of…
China’s last hooliganism convict, should convict continue serving his sentence for a repealed law?
From Sina News: Liu Mang Zui (流氓罪, Hooliganism) was once a criminal offense in China. In 1983, a…
From 1900 to 2010, variation of Chinese woman fashion
(The following content is translated from New Weekly via Netease. 侯虹斌 is the author of the Chinese version.)…
Chinese and China 100 Years Ago (as perceived by Europeans)
My boyfriend has an old encyclopedia consisting of 22 volumes. This is a Russian adaptation of the famous…
Beijing workers to resume radio physical exercises
(QQ) Having 59 years of history, the Radio Exercises (广播体操: set of gymnastic exercises for groups conducted through…
National sentiment controlled by rumors
Recently, Chinese netizens organized the anti-“Super Junior” and their fans movement (the 69 Jihad), and then Chinese Internet…
World Expo China National Pavilion: classic items from the past
From Netease: Shanghai World Expo Chinese National Pavilion displays a series of Chinese classic items from the 70s,…
Three goals! Men’s soccer! Yes, men’s soccer! What? Yes! They beat Korea!
The title is a phone conversation overheard in the streets after the China-Korea men’s soccer match. Not for…
Cao Cao’s tomb discovered
From Sina and Netease On December 27, 2009, Department of Archeology, Hunan Province, made a statement in Beijing…
China’s National Day Special: News Keywords of Past 60 years, Part 3, 90s- 00s
News keywords are snapshots of the history. These words not only reflect the 60 years of PRC history,…
China’s National Day Special: News Keywords of Past 60 years, Part 2, 70s- 80s
News keywords are snapshots of the history. These words not only reflect the 60 years of PRC history,…