Tag Archives: 1510

It’s just that we can’t see them – reflections on class and poverty

Posted on 2012-12-15 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Over the last thirty years, along with remarkable economic development, China has seen the gap … Continue reading →

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Impressions of Kashgar

Posted on 2012-11-23 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Kashgar, in Xinjiang, is China’s Westernmost city. A traditional stop on the Northern silk road, … Continue reading →

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Impressions of Japan

Posted on 2012-09-29 by Julien Leyre

This is the Thinking China Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. After anti-Japanese demonstrations fired off around China, this week’s digest proposes to take a … Continue reading →

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Teaching children to say no

Posted on 2012-07-22 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. From ‘tiger mums’ to ‘little emperors’, contemporary family relations in China have given rise to … Continue reading →

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What sort of harmony should we support?

Posted on 2012-07-13 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. On July 3rd, citizens of Shifang, Sichuan, protested against a Molybdenum-copper project in their area, … Continue reading →

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Tell the Shaanxi government, we’re very angry

Posted on 2012-06-29 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Today’s first posting is the tale of an angry citizen calling Shaanxi provincial government offices … Continue reading →

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Shenzhou 9 is in space, why aren’t public intellectuals happy?

Posted on 2012-06-25 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Shenzhou 9 is in heaven, why aren’t public intellectuals happy? By He Renyong, June 17 … Continue reading →

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A cinema for the blind in Beijing

Posted on 2012-06-15 by Julien Leyre

This week’s 1510 Digest, a weekly English summary of essays and reportage published on the Chinese website My1510.cn: Cinema for the blind By Sergeant Xiaoman, June 11 2012 This post describes a community initiative in the Houhai area of Beijing: In … Continue reading →

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‘This world is not Paradise – the death of Lin Jun’ — 1510 Digest

Posted on 2012-06-08 by Julien Leyre

This 1510 Digest is the first of a new weekly roundup of recent articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn. ’1510′ （yi wu yi shi 一五一十） is a Chinese idiom which means ‘to tell things objectively and honestly’. The site was founded by Phoenix … Continue reading →

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