Category Archives: Beijing

帽牌老外vs三表 (中文版本)
采访王小峰的视频和音频

Posted on 2007-02-13 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Chinese version of Wang Xiaofeng interview. 笔者和王小峰聊了一下午，录了将近一个小时，剪辑成10分钟的视频。你也可以听全采访的音频纪录.

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采访王小峰的视频和音频

Books behind bars – He Dong on restricted literature

Posted on 2007-02-12 by Joel Martinsen

Commentator He Dong (何东) writes about experiences with banned books during the Cultural Revolution.

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Sunday is Wait In An Orderly Line Day

Posted on 2007-02-09 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Today many China Mobile users in Beijing received the following text message: 首都文明委提示您，每月11日是排队推动日，排队文明，礼让光荣。 The Civilized Capital Committee reminds you: the 11th of every month is Wait In An Orderly Line Day. It’s shame that it’s only one a day a … Continue reading →

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Silk Street divides and conquers foreign brands

Posted on 2007-01-30 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Silk Street vendors awarded for their famous attention to intellectual property Good Brand, Bad Brandby Maya Alexandri China’s venerable tradition of playing the barbarians against each other looks alive and thriving in the latest round of legal wrangling between Beijing’s … Continue reading →

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Ministry of Communication Problems

Posted on 2007-01-26 by Joel Martinsen

The Ministry of Communications (交通部) has an illogical English name. Zhai Hua (翟华) critiques it.

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Billboard for a book

Posted on 2007-01-25 by Joel Martinsen

Billboards for the book ‘Passing By’ (路过) by Chen Xi (尘西) were paid for by a friend of the writer.

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Please go elsewhere for prostitution

Posted on 2007-01-24 by Joel Martinsen

A sign in a Beijing subway station prohibits prostitution at that location. Citizens and media react.

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Podcast Pioneers — Antiwave 反波

Posted on 2007-01-22 by Jeremy Goldkorn

This episode of Danwei TV’s Hard Hat Show is an interview with Flypig and Ping Ke, the two Chinese bloggers who make the excellent Antiwave podcast. We talk about Antiwave’s birth and history and touch on several subjects, including media … Continue reading →

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Sexy New Pants Chinese version 性感新裤子中文版

Posted on 2007-01-17 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The latest episode of Sexy Beijing is now available with Chinese subtitles: it’s an interview by Su Fei with Beijing band New Pants guitarist, filmmaker and toy store owner Peng Lei. Watch it below or on Tudou. The English version … Continue reading →

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Shu Yong and the giant breasts

Posted on 2007-01-15 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Artist Shu Yong is known for his giant sculptures of breasts.

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