Tag Archives: Guangzhou

Guys and Sex Dolls – Scenes from the Guangzhou Sexpo

Posted on 2012-10-16 by Robert Foyle Hunwick

As millions returned to work after one of the most stressful holidays in years on Monday October 8, the Tenth Annual Guangzhou National Sex Culture Festival was finishing its last day. “Look at the time,” Professor Zhu Jiaming, one of the … Continue reading →

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Guangzhou pays best

Posted on 2012-08-24 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the New Express (新快报) from Guangzhou today reports on new statistics released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showing that Guangzhou in 2011 had the highest average salary among 22 provincial capitals and four municipalities in China, namely … Continue reading →

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What do people buy from corner stores in China?

Posted on 2011-10-10 by Jonah Kessel

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 →

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Guangzhou’s traffic jam problem

Posted on 2011-01-24 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Guangzhou tries to solve its traffic problem and champion diver Guo Jingjin retires.

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Guangdong Party Secretary on bicycle to promote green Guangzhou

Posted on 2011-01-06 by Eric Mu

New Express: Guangzhou announced the opening of 2,372 kilometers of “green routes” as part of its attempt to promote “green and low-carban tourism”.

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New Express readers to vote for “Eight Sights” of Guangzhou

Posted on 2010-11-23 by Alice Xin Liu

The New Express, based in Guangzhou, announces that its competition for the new “Eight Sights” of Guangzhou, launched to coincide with the Asian Games, is near completion.

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Harmonious Asian Games means no emergencies

Posted on 2010-10-30 by Joel Martinsen

A community in Guangzhou will fine migrants who call the 110 emergency hotline during the Asian Games.

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Guangzhou hotels may require couples to present proof of marriage

Posted on 2010-06-23 by Joel Martinsen

The Southern Metropolis Daily reports on a new campaign by Guangzhou police.

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Guangzhou’s “Bus Rapid Transit” kind of slow

Posted on 2010-02-11 by Joel Martinsen

China’s national football team defeats Korea, three to nil.

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Fan Lixin’s Last Train Home: why film unhappy things?

Posted on 2010-01-29 by Alice Xin Liu

Canadian citizen Fan Lixin (范立欣) has made a documentary that spans the years 2007 to 2009, focusing on an old couple’s journey back to Guang’an city, Huilong village (回龙村) in Sichuan from the factories of Guangzhou. The documentary, made with over one million dollars in funding, will have wide release in foreign countries…

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