Category Archives: Trends and Buzz

Kicked out of Chinapol

Philip J. Cunningham explains how he was kicked out of Chinapol, an invite-only listserv popular among Sinologists.

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Brazilian Chinese blog in Portuguese

Brazil: it’s not just about football. Arquivo China is a newish blog in Portuguese by Brazilian Chinese IM Hsieh. It covers IT, media and China news. From the comments: another Portuguese blog about China, by the Macao-based José Carlos Matias, … Continue reading →

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Beijing rock music: Strung up by hooks

Harder core than thou Last night Muzi Mei went to a performance by goth-metal band Ling Yi (零一). They dress in clothes that appear to have been drenched in blood, and their performances usually include some type of freak show … Continue reading →

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The Party approves of Jeremy Goldkorn

Xuer Khawa Dan: hotter than me, but didn’t make the People’s Daily cut A few weeks ago, Newsweek published a long story by Ralph Jennings called The Drifters: Why Young Expatriates Are Heading to Beijing. It told the stories of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on leaving college

Translation of a column in Sanlian Life Week by a college graduate on leaving the university.

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China Blog competitions: Win RMB 10,000

There are currently two competitions for best China blogs in English: 1. Best China Blogs Hosted and organized by the Admiral of ChinaMoon, who is putting his money where his mouth is by offering RMB 10,000 as prize money for … Continue reading →

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China’s first AIDS novel

Yan Lianke’s Dream of Ding Village.

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Beijing Bestsellers: Nutrition, history, and a codeless Dan Brown

Overall bestsellers for June 2-8 and June 9-15, 2006.

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Mocking public sculpture

University emblems and other soviet realist public sculpture in China are mocked online. Links to image galleries.

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A touching story’s odyssey from print to blogs

The story ‘Human’ Certificate (‘人’证) by Yu Qing (郁青), originally published in the Life Daily (生活报) newspaper, circulates online, unattributed.

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