Tag Archives: @classic

Is there such a thing as Chinese indie music?

Blogger Wan Yi writes about the sad state of Chinese independent record labels.

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Skirting the law in China’s private enterprise reform

An essay by Wu Xiaobo (吴晓波), ‘Reform Begins with Transgression’ (改革从违法开始), about how early Chinese private enterprise dealt with a vague legal framework.

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Wait, what’s the name of this magazine again?

How publishers manipulate publication licenses (国内统一刊号), along with an interactive gallery of Chinese magazine covers.

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Gnawing at language, biting the ankles of Chinese media

A look at the Chinese magazine ‘Correct Language’ (咬文嚼字 – ‘Yaowen Jiaozi’) and language pedantry.

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CCTV vs. classic movies

A rundown of several pastiches of Chinese movies appearing online as 大史记 – “The Year That Was”. Some from CCTV, others not. With links to video.

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Barmé on Ba Jin

Geremie R. Barmé dissents from Ba Jin.

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Why we aren’t building a “harmonious Danwei”

Liu Hongbo (刘洪波) looks back at the village feuds of his youth and suggests that a ‘harmonious society’ is not something that local governments can necessarily construct.

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Update: Stephen Chow sold for 14,542 yuan

Shi Banyu, the Mandarin voice of Stephen Chow, sells phone calls over eBay for 15,452 yuan.

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A positive look at the Nationalist Party

A book applauds KMT contributions to the anti-Japanese war effort.

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How much money does a Beijing lawyer make?

Today’s edition of the Legal Mirror (法制晚报) featured a new financial column called ‘Checking Your Pockets’ (钱包大兜底). The aim of the column is to inform the readers about how much money people in selected industries make in Beijing. To pay respect to its name, Legal Mirror kicked off with lawyers.

Here are the results of the report:

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