Category Archives: Events

Jay Chow: come to my concert, it’s for free!

Jay Chow (周杰伦) is a Taiwanese mega popstar. Jay Chow will perform at Beijing’s Workers Stadium on the 9th of July. However, no tickets are sold for this concert. Weird? Damn right. In order to cover the high costs of … Continue reading →

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Cheese unlimited

Richard Clayderman and Kenny G, two musical monstrosities of the contemporary age, have marred poor laowais’ existence in this country for the past 15 years. Countless hours spent in taxis, elevators, hotels, supermarkets and hair salons have been ruined by … Continue reading →

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400 laowai march, Dashanzi Art Festival

On May 1, four hundred Westerners wearing blue Chinese factory worker suits will all walk around the streets nearby the Dashanzi 798 Factory District, as part of the Dashanzi Art Festival. If you would like to participate, visit organizers Kilometer … Continue reading →

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World premier of African Boots of Beijing

You are invited to the world premier of: African Boots of Beijing A mid season’s tale about Afrika United FC Date: 8pm, Thursday April 7, 2005 Venue: Lucky Lips, Beijing Cost: RMB50 includes one drink and DVD copy of the … Continue reading →

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Beijing Bookworm events: H. Ronken Lynton and Xinran

Authors talk about their work this week at the Bookworm in Beijing: Tuesday April 5, 7:30 pm: H. Ronken Lynton was the third woman to be appointed to the Harvard Business School faculty just after World War II. She spent … Continue reading →

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Rocking blues in Beijing this Saturday

P.J. O’Rourke called Asia “the continent that rhythm forgot”. Black Cat Bone is trying to prove him wrong.

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Beijing event: Mount Gonga and the Kham Tibetans of Western Sichuan

Lecture: Mount Gonga and the Kham Tibetans of Western Sichuan Date: Wednesday November 24, 7:30pm Below is the text of their email propaganda: One of the most beautiful, wild and sparsely populated areas of China, the Kham region encompasses the … Continue reading →

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The Boxer Rebellion – History and Memory: an illustrated talk in Beijing

Adam Williams, author of the The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure will give an illustrated talk about the Boxer Rebellion at the Bookworm in Beijing. The illustrated part of the talk includes photos, film clips and letters of missionaries about to … Continue reading →

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Media panel discussion in Shanghai

Oriented.com is a professional and social networking club operating in several cities in the US and Asia-Pacific. “Professional and social networking” means you stand a chance of either getting a job, or getting laid. Not a bad combination for the … Continue reading →

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Screening in Beijing tonight: Railroad of Hope

A screening in Beijing tonight: A documentary about migrant workers by director Ning Ying: Railroad of Hope The information below is from organizer Cherry Lane movies’ email:

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