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Category Archives: Scholarship and education
Gaokao pressure and opportunism
Two more responses to China’s 2007 college entrance exams.
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The waltz arrives in Beijing schools
China’s Department of Education backs away from compulsory dancing for exercise in the face of parental opposition.
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Mandarin speaking laowai wanted for Chinese learning study
Patrick McAloon is a PhD candidate at the Ohio State University writing his dissertation on Americans with professional-level Chinese language ability and how the Chinese with whom they interact evaluate them. McAloon is seeking individuals to participate in his research … Continue reading
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Gaokao questions 2007
Gaokao (高考) questions for 2007.
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Multinational wordplay
A development near Gongti uses brand names to attract clients.
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Yu Dan: defender of traditional culture, force for harmony
Yu Dan (于丹) gets criticized by ‘real scholars’. He Dong (何东) writes in her defense, saying that TV program hosts are the ones who ought to be upset. Zhao Yong in Southern Metropolis Daily writes that she upholds the mainstream government line.
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Tagged @classic, BQ, Confucianism, He Dong, SARFT, Yu Dan, Zhao Yong
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The year 2006, baby names, and surname ranks
The results of a survey of Chinese characters finds the most popular words of 2006. Also, a survey of the most popular Chinese baby names.
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Fake Louis Cha unrepentant, asks for editing help
The man writing a fake Louis Cha blog explains himself. Is he a star-chaser, or is he just working hard to better himself?
Posted in Blogs, Intellectual Property, Internet, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz
Tagged Jin Yong
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Zhu Dake on literature and literary prizes
Cultural critic Zhu Dake (朱大可) talks about online literature and the Nobel Prize (诺贝尔奖).
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Private argot in the public sphere
YWeekend (青年周末) comments on slang in subtitles. Wu Fei (吴非) writes about gang language and cultural revolution slang.
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Tagged @classic, Cultural Revolution, gangsters, slang, Wu Fei, YWeekend
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