Category Archives: Media and Advertising

Not your grandma’s Antiques Roadshow

Wang Gang (王刚) hosts the Beijing TV series ‘Collection’ (天下收藏), where he destroys faked antiques.

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History books get the axe; another Zhang Yihe title falls

18 January 2007: China’s press authorities ban eight titles, most having to do with history, ‘Past Stories of Actors’ (伶人往事) by Zhang Yihe (章诒和) is among them.

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An end to costume epics?

SARFT moves to discourage historical blockbusters in China in 2007.

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It’s not a real-name system; we just want your real name.

GAPP plays word games with “real-name system” (实名制) for online gaming.

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Chinese have no sense of humor?

“I have concluded that we Chinese do not have much of a sense of humor.” That’s what Wang Xiaofeng said in a recent blog post, translated into an abridged English version by Raymond Zhou: Chinese sense of humor? You’ve got … Continue reading →

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Little Africa in Downtown Guangzhou

Bruce Humes on a Cankao Xiaoxi (参考消息) edited translation of an SMCP article by Brandon Zatt.

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Li Yong vs. Shaanxi

Li Yong (李咏) insults 30 million Shaanxi people on national TV.

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Falling down on the job

Newspaper ‘Beijing Today’ invents quotations.

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On the fringes of storytelling

Essayist Ye Qingcheng (叶倾城) writes about her flirtation with storytelling. Liang Jun (梁军), a student of Liu Lanfang (刘兰芳), wants to do a storytelling version of Jin Ping Mei (金瓶梅).

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Shu Yong and the giant breasts

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

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