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Wastelands of Beijing

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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A trip to Qinghai

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. This week’s digest takes us on a trip to the West, to a less familiar … Continue reading

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The millionth tree planted in Inner Mongolia by Shanghai Roots and Shoots

In a country full of rumors, scandals and frequently negative news, its nice to see a positive item that doesn’t revolve around something bizarre happening. In my time in China, I’ve watched many NGOs attempt to make change in their … Continue reading

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Xie Yan and the fight against bad conservation laws

When ecologist Xie Yan heard about the Natural Heritage Conservation Act, she knew she had to kill it. So she wrote a letter. The open letter, posted on February 5 to Xie’s blog, became the focus of a story the … Continue reading

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Panic buying of water in Liuzhou – a report from the ground

BBC News — 26 January 2012: River pollution sparks panic water buying in China city Ken Fletcher is a British resident of Liuzhou in Guangxi Province where the panic buying is taking place. He sent this report to Danwei on January 27. … Continue reading

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The uncertain return of Beijing wildlife

Outside a cafe in east Beijing, a small bird fluttered to the ground and hopped and pecked at the concrete. Beijing Bird Watching Society member Li Ming cracked a smile and said “Passer montanus.” A humble sparrow, which Li says … Continue reading

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Can China be a green superpower?

A trailer for Mandarin Film‘s new production Green China Rising.

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Blue skies over Beijing

Blue skies return to the capital after a week of smog and soupy air.

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The air in Beijing: 2010 and 2006

AP reports:

Pollution in Beijing was so bad Friday the U.S. Embassy, which has been independently monitoring air quality, ran out of conventional adjectives to describe it, at one point saying it was “crazy bad.”

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“China is taking the climate change issue seriously and cautiously”

Zou Xi (邹曦), a reporter at the Beijing Science & Technology Report (北京科技报), speaks to Danwei about science and the environment.

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