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Author Archives: Joel Martinsen
New developments in the Kunming prostitution case
Wu Hongfei writes with an update on the Yunnan prostitution case.
Posted in Law
Tagged blogs, Fanfou, law, minors, prostitution, Wu Hongfei, Yunnan
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A grand day at the park, enhanced by the People’s Daily
People’s Daily clones some birds to make a more harmonious image of humanity coexisting with nature in a Guangxi park.
Posted in Photography
Tagged birds, fakes, Guangxi, People's Daily, photography, Zhang Bin
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Building a new Old City in Kashgar
Phoenix Weekly has a cover story on the redevelopment of Kashgar’s old town. Also, the ‘This is Xinjiang’ blog has some photos of the totally soulless designs for new communities.
Posted in Architecture, Magazines
Tagged architecture, development, Kashgar, old town, Phoenix Weekly, This is Xinjiang
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The political background check of a petitioner’s daughter
Beijing media report two cases in which girls had their college application paperwork rejected because of their parents’ political problems.
Posted in Scholarship and education
Tagged background checks, Beijing Times, gaokao, petitions, political inspections, The Beijing News
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Stubborn persistence in pursuit of World Heritage status
One of the most mocked scenes in martial arts fiction has a student coming to find a teacher to instruct him in the art, and he kneels for days before the gate as snow gathers on the ground, until finally the master, moved by his persistence, accepts him as a disciple.
Posted in Tourism
Tagged Jin Yong, The Beijing News, UNESCO, World Heritage, Xie Yong
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Students choose English, oracle bone characters for entrance exam essays
A student answers his college entrance exam essay question using oracle bone script. Another student answers his high school entrance exam essay in English.
Posted in Scholarship and education
Tagged characters, essays, gaokao, oracle bones, zhongkao
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Dogs and farmers unwelcome
Offensive signage in Changchun.
Posted in Here comes trouble
Tagged Bao Yongliang, Changchun, farmers
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Chinese newspapers mourn the death of Michael Jackson
A mosaic of Chinese newspaper covers marking Michael Jackson’s death.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Michael Jackson, newspapers, obituaries
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Jin Yong joins the Chinese Writers’ Association
Other writers quit in protest. Zheng Jun explains why it’s pointless to get all het up about it. Wang Xiaoyu calles Jin Yong a “post-80s” writer.
Posted in Books
Tagged Chinese Writers' Association, Jin Yong, Louis Cha, Wang Xiaoyu, Zheng Jun, Zheng Yuanjie
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Google says “Gao Ye” is a sensitive word in any form
Google now blocks searches for phrases containing 高也 (Gao Ye), the name of the CCTV intern who blasted it for providing porn.
Posted in Net Nanny Follies
Tagged Baidu, filtered words, Google, Green Dam
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