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Category Archives: Trends and Buzz
The world may not be flat…
… but something is In November last year, Danwei published a short post titled Chinese journalists tire of Thomas Friedman. Someobody named Fifi just left a comment on that post: Friedman and his flat earth theory has one major flaw, … Continue reading
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Who’s not going to Jin Ping Mei park, and why?
A Jin Ping Mei ruins park (金瓶梅遗址公园) in Huangshan, Anhui, gets no visitors. Schadenfreude abounds.
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Who’s tops in Chinese lit?
An online ranking of Chinese-language authors puts Han Han ahead of Su Dongpo. Not a problem, say Ge Fei and Cai Jun.
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Tagged authors, books, Cai Jun, rankings
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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.
Posted in Books, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz, TV
Tagged @classic, BQ, Confucianism, He Dong, SARFT, Yu Dan, Zhao Yong
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Bathing nostalgia
Memories of a first bath at age 14.
Saint Lucia? Not a big deal.
Online reactions to Saint Lucia’s decision to resume diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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Slogans with Chinese characteristics
Slogan or poem? In China, you will see slogans every day and everywhere. Not only is this a tradition with a long history, it is a trend that has remained popular, particularly in the red and crazy 1950s – 1970s. … Continue reading
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Michael Scofield to come to China
Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) may come to China for the premiere of the Chinese version of Prison Break (越狱).
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Chicken parody case goes to court
‘I don’t want to speak’ (我不想说) sung by Yang Yuying (杨钰莹) is parodied by ‘I don’t want to say I’m a chicken’ (我不想说我是鸡); IP infringement case goes to court.
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Liu Qi on civic responsibility
Liu Qi (刘齐), a Beijing humorist, writes about the reticence of Chinese people to get involved in other people’s business.
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