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Shenyang anti-spitting campaign, take two

Posted on 2013-02-19 by Barry van Wyk

The city of Shenyang is getting tough (or tougher) on spitting and other such unhygienic habits. The Shenyang Evening News front page reports today that 200 specialist hygiene supervisors have been appointed, and they will be able to dish out fines of … Continue reading →

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The groundwater of 90% of Chinese cities is polluted

Posted on 2013-02-18 by Barry van Wyk

The holiday is over, and here’s some news to bring you right back to down to earth. Or even further down underneath the earth where its apparently pretty smelly. The front page of the Strait Times (海峡都市报) from Fujian province today reports that the … Continue reading →

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How to deal with other people’s verbal violence – reflections on the use of language

Posted on 2013-02-04 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. From weibo politeness to SMS abuse, this week’s digest brings together three pieces reflecting on … Continue reading →

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Nanyang outlaws “eating and drinking big”

Posted on 2013-01-31 by Barry van Wyk

The city government of Nanyang (南阳), Henan province, is taking corruption and extravagance very seriously. The front page of the Nanyang Evening Post (南阳晚报) today proclaims in a very large headline: “Saying ‘no’ to tip of the tongue waste”. The phrase “on the tip … Continue reading →

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Survey of China’s 24 most corrupt officials in 2012

Posted on 2013-01-29 by Barry van Wyk

2012 was the annus horribilis of the “trial by Weibo” of government officials, their public humiliation and ultimate sacking in disgrace. More than ever before, last year witnessed multiple cases where government officials were implicated in sex videos and other corruption … Continue reading →

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Wastelands of Beijing

Posted on 2013-01-25 by Robert Foyle Hunwick

About 20 km outside Beijing, tourists sitting in tour buses from Beijing north-eastwards towards the Badaling section of the Great Wall can spot the apparent remains of a medieval castle some distance from the expressway. Its concrete spires rising above … Continue reading →

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The dance of sounds – solitude and aesthetic pleasure

Posted on 2013-01-23 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. China has experienced tremendous economic growth over the last thirty years, with massive impact on … Continue reading →

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How to have a “convenient” Spring Festival transport rush

Posted on 2013-01-21 by Barry van Wyk

“It must be said, says Shenzhen Evening News today, “that going home for Spring Festival is a deeply ingrained desire of all Chinese people.” That’s to say, all of 1.3 billion Chinese people. Hence the annual Spring Festival rush is a migration … Continue reading →

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The “tower stands empty”: Q Park as a microcosm of China’s faltering animation industry

Posted on 2013-01-18 by Barry van Wyk

Q Park in Qingdao,  Shandong province was meant to be a flashy new shot-in-the-arm industrial hub for the animation industry in China. But today the front page of the Qingdao Daily laments the sorry state of Q Park with a reference to a line from an … Continue reading →

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“A city besieged” with pollution, but life goes on

Posted on 2013-01-14 by Barry van Wyk

The main theme on the front pages of China’s newspapers today is the record levels of pollution that convulsed China over the weekend and into this week. The front page of the Henan Business Times (河南商报) today displays the smog horizon over the city … Continue reading →

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