Tag Archives: Lei Feng

Another year, another Lei Feng

Posted on 2007-03-05 by Joel Martinsen

Lei Feng (雷锋) has his day, 2007. A new book, Be Like Lei Feng (像雷锋那样) by Wu Hongmei (吴红梅). Also, why Lei Feng Day should be cancelled.

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Guns, lost sons and Lei Feng condoms

Posted on 2006-11-15 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Lei Feng-brand condoms banned.

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You can’t be Lei Feng all the time

Posted on 2006-09-16 by Joel Martinsen

Park officials in Jiaozuo, Hebei, prevent a cosmetology class from offering free haircuts, saying that Lei Feng is only a model when part of government-organized volunteer activities.

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Beijing Bestsellers: Duku, bookstore rankings, and even more about Lei Feng

Posted on 2006-04-01 by Joel Martinsen

Overall bestsellers and general non-fiction for 06.03.17-06.03.23, with special attention paid to a new essay collection, sales ranks from various Beijing bookstores, and a chart of Lei Feng propaganda.

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A Lei Feng two-fer

Posted on 2006-03-19 by Joel Martinsen

Why are there so many photos of Lei Feng? What is he doing these days?

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Lei Feng to star in Internet game

Posted on 2006-03-17 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A new game, Learning from Comrade Lei Feng, claims that its most distinguishing departure from its peers lies in a theme which encourages players to live a thrifty life.

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Beijing Bestsellers: Narnia and Lei Feng, but no Brokeback for now

Posted on 2006-03-13 by Joel Martinsen

This week’s bestselling books in Beijing. Narnia series, foreign scholarship on Mao Zedong, and Lei Feng are included. Also, a discussion of why Brokeback Mountain isn’t coming to China.

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