Author Archives: Alice Xin Liu

Raymond Zhou’s X-Ray

Book excerpt: X-Ray: Examining the China Enigma by Raymond Zhou (周黎明). Zhou is a well-known Chinese film critic and culture writer, who has published many books in Chinese. The book, in English, is a collection of 99 essays written for the China Daily.

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Rizzoli in China

Danwei’s Q&A with Duan Yanling, the editor-in-chief of Case da Abitare who explains what the book’s Italian publisher, Rizzoli, is trying to do in the Chinese market.

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Kunming cafe bomber also responsible for bus bombings?

The bomber of Salvador Coffee House in Kunming could also be the same bomber who blasted two buses in July, killing two and injuring 14, writes GoKunming.com.

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The girl who sat with her back to the Premier

Chinese BBS are talking about the girl who sat with her back to Premier Wen, Chongqing and the Guinness Book of Records, Mao’s birthday, and propaganda official versus real estate bureau chief.

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Indie online film from Wang Xiaofeng

Blogger and journalist Wang Xiaofeng’s third video, When a Child is Born, premiered last Sunday in Beijing. He blogs on the FAQs surrounding the video.

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Beijing Christmas

From the streets of Wangfujing (王府井) to around the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube, Beijingers are finding unconventional – but obvious – ways to celebrate Christmas.

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37 years in China: CNN Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz

CNN’s Beijing bureau chief and ex-Time magazine reporter Jaime FlorCruz answers Danwei’s questions about his thirty years in China.

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The best and worst China books of 2008

Access Asia rounds up the best and worst books published about China in 2008.

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Forums buzzing about Hu Jintao and the Spring Festival Gala

A round-up of latest Chinese BBS news and hot topics.

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Beijing’s water heritage

The new issue of China Heritage Quarterly focuses on the legacy of Beijing’s water and has a birds-eye view of some of the former princely mansions.

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