Tag Archives: Chang Ping

Looking back on a sadomasochistic year

A year-end roundup from Southern Metropolis Weekly (南都周刊) emphasizes the two-faced (双面) nature of 2007. Chang Ping (长平) comments.

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CCTV news retools its image – to what end?

CCTV adds some new anchors.

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No space for quality cinema

Imagethief writes about Han Sanping’s patriotic sentiments, Chang Ping blasts SARFT for leaving no room for good Chinese cinema, and Jet Li complains about his movies getting banned.

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For sale: A simple dwelling for plain folks. 3.75 million.

Beijing bans ostentatious (炫富) language in real estate ads. Mansion (豪宅), luxury (奢侈), supreme (至尊) and so forth.

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SARFT uncovers a poisoned apple

Chang Ping (长平) on SARFT’s criticism of Lost in Beijing (苹果 aka Apple), Still Life (三峡好人), and Thirteen Princess Trees (十三棵泡桐).

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2006: The year in spoofs

Southern Metropolis Weekly (南都周刊) runs a year-end issue filled with nothing but spoofs of the major stories of 2006.

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