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Tag Archives: Beijing
Teen digital habits in Beijing and Palo Alto
In August and September 2011, Danwei worked with the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) on a survey of the digital and media habits of high school students born in 1993 and 1994. The results were presented … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Culture, Internet and Media
Tagged Apple, Beijing, Cellphone, Chinese Consumers, Computer, Danwei.com, iPad, students, Tablet, technology
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Luxury consumption on Jinbao Street
Inhwa Chung and Lucy March are currently interning at Danwei. They have spent several weeks researching stores and consumers on one of Beijing’s luxury shopping streets by talking to sales staff and customers. Jinbao Street screams wealth. Jinbao (金宝) means “gold and … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Culture
Tagged Beijing, Burberry, Chinese Consumers, Consumers, Danwei.com, Gucci, Jinbao Street, luxury, Omega, rich, Siu, wealth
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What do people buy from corner stores in China?
I spent China’s October holiday traveling across the country on a work trip. In each city I visited, I went to a small corner store (known in China as xiaomaibu 小卖部). Such stores sell a range of goods similar to convenience stores, but usually … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Culture, Urban Culture and Cities
Tagged Beijing, Chengdu, Danwei.com, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Xiaomaibu, Zhengzhou
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Luxury cars of Golden Treasure Street
Danwei’s Beijing offices are on Jinbao Street (金宝街). “Jinbao” means “golden treasure”, a tacky new name with no history: the street is the brainchild of real estate developer Chen Lihua, who is the subject of the chapter titled “The Rich … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Culture
Tagged Aston Martin, Auto, Beijing, Bentley, BMW, cars, china, Chinese, Consumers, Danwei.com, Ferrari, Harley Davidson, Jinbao, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lincoln, luxury, Maserati, Mercedes Benz, Pagani, rich, Rolls Royce, wealth
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Blowing up the school
Early this year, an animation showing a group of bunnies oppressed by tigers and then rising up in rebellion became an overnight hit in China, soon making it to international TV news, including Australia’s ABC. The video was part of an … Continue reading
Posted in School and Education
Tagged animation, Beijing, cartoon, china, Chinese, Danwei.com, education, High School, Hutoon, Kuang Kuang, Kuangkuang, Pi San, Post 70s, post 80s, primary school, school, Teachers
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A blind Beijing beggar and his erhu
The erhu — compact, cheap and easy to use to make noises that sound like music — is a favorite of itinerant Chinese beggars and buskers. I wanted to speak to an erhu-playing beggar in Beijing about his instrument so … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Books and Art
Tagged Beggars, Beijing, blind, Danwei.com, Erhu, music
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No newsgathering in Wangfujing without prior permission
Ahead of Sunday’s non-protests in downtown Beijing’s Wangfujing pedestrian street, a number of foreign journalists reported receiving telephone calls reminding them to follow relevant laws and regulations in the course of their news-gathering. Some were instructed to contact the Wangfujing administrative office ahead of time to obtain approval to conduct interviews.
Posted in Media regulation
Tagged Beijing, journalism, Wangfujing
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Snow comes to Beijing at last
The Beijing Times reports on the light snowfall that dusted the city last night after 108 days without precipitation.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Times, drought, snow
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Beijing’s most peaceful neighborhoods
The Beijing Times reports on the results of a poll of the city’s communities to name the fifty that are “most peaceful.”
Posted in Beijing, Front Page of the Day
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Times, communities, polls
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Sting operation nabs a lit mag vendor
A middle school student working with Cultural Market Enforcers hooks a news kiosk proprietor dealing in contraband Fiction Monthly.
Posted in Magazines
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Post, Fiction Monthly, newsstands
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