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Luxury cars of Golden Treasure Street

Danwei’s Beijing offices are on Jinbao Street (金宝街). “Jinbao” means “golden treasure”, a tacky new name with no history: the street is the brainchild of real estate developer Chen Lihua, who is the subject of the chapter titled “The Rich … Continue reading

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Bumblebee kicks the crap out of a C4

Autobot Bumblebee (a Chevrolet) battles a Citroen in this Transformer-inspired video.

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Beijing woman charged with extortion in car title case

The Beijing News: A woman who registered more than 3,000 cars for non-residents is on trial for extortion.

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3-wheeled Chinese cars for Michigan

A video about an auto dealer in Michigan selling the Wildfire, a 3-wheeled car apparently from China. But will American chicks dig it?

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Beijing traffic: it’s back

The first day of bad traffic in Beijing after Olympic restrictions ended on the weekend.

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BMW spontaneous combustion

Information Times (信息时报): Today’s Information Times reported that a BMW car burst into flames and exploded on the road yesterday in Baiyun district, Guangzhou.

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Kunming no car day

A video by China’s Green Beat about no car days in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province.

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Driving without lights

A report about traffic conditions in Beijing — from 1981.

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CCTV celebrities live it up

The Beijing News today.

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Real no-car days in Kunming

From GoKunming: Kunming first Chinese city with monthly ‘No-car Days’ Kunming newspaper Dushi Shibao is reporting that beginning on the 27th of this month, Kunming will be the first city in China to have monthly ‘No-car days’. After this month, … Continue reading

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