Category Archives: Trends and Buzz

Putting animal protection in the dictionary

Posted on 2006-10-11 by Joel Martinsen

Animal protection advocates in China are upset at definitions in the Xinhua Dictionary that refer to the tasty flesh of animals.

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Moonstruck: Fallout from the Mid-Autumn Festival

Posted on 2006-10-09 by Joel Martinsen

Traditional dress on the Moon Festival, mooncake pricing problems, and Zhang Gongyao’s initiative to junk the lunar calendar.

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The ‘national’ in National Day

Posted on 2006-10-05 by Joel Martinsen

Xiao Feng writes about China’s national flavor, national curse, national bird, national car, and so forth, Dongfang Yu writes on the true meaning of China’s National Day in the age of angry youth.

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China Businesscast: Interview with Ogilvy

Posted on 2006-10-04 by Robert Ness

In this episode, I interview Debby Cheung and Johan Vakidis of the Shanghai office of Ogilvy, the international marketing, advertising, and public relations firm. Having just interviewed Vanessa Seow of PR company Weber Shandwick, this interview sheds more light on … Continue reading →

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Let’s all write poetry! – the Zhao Lihua affair

Posted on 2006-09-28 by Joel Martinsen

Zhao Lihua (赵丽华) and her poetry start an online trend of writing nonsense verse. The latest egao phenomenon turns into a discussion of the nature of poetry.

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Acceptance comes for obscure characters

Posted on 2006-09-28 by Joel Martinsen

New IDs are now able to handle 32 obscure characters, but 199 still remain unaddressed.

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Internet mobs hunt Accord Girl

Posted on 2006-09-27 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The Chinese Internet is a non-stop source of entertainment if you like following fads, enraged Internet mobs and scandalous young ladies. Here is the latest scandal; thankfully, no one has yet applied the suffix ‘-gate’ to the affair: A young … Continue reading →

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Problems in a perfect Beijing apartment

Posted on 2006-09-27 by Joel Martinsen

An apartment-rental horror story: ‘Just Perfect’ (完美不过如此) by Ai Shi (艾氏) in Sanlian Life Week (三联生活周刊), issue 35 (18 September, 2006), page 124. Used with permission.

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Confuciuan confusion

Posted on 2006-09-26 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Danwei Noon Report is a daily roundup of new and old media coverage about China from Chinese and English sources. This report was compiled by Joel Martinsen, Bill Zhang and Jeremy Goldkorn. Will the real Confucius please stand up Confucius … Continue reading →

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Are the Super Girls gay?
by Dinah Gardner

Posted on 2006-09-21 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Or lesbian, perhaps, says singer Qiao Qiao.

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by Dinah Gardner