Tag Archives: Sichuan

Remembering the Tangshan earthquake of 1976

A 1983 news article written after the first foreign reporters visited Tangshan after the 1976 earthquake there.

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Xinhua: Earthquake death toll nearly 10,000

Xinhua reports on the Sichuan earthquake.

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Earthquake in China

Breaking news: an earthquake in China, affecting Beijing

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Street scenes in the Sichuan dialect

Jonathan Kott (aka Jiang Nan) walks the streets of Chengdu speaking the local dialect. tbjblog has more about this local celebrity.

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Lethal English

A play in Chengdu is cancelled.

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Sichuan dialect competition winner

The results of a competition to translate Sichuan dialect. Also, Fan Wen (范稳) on Sichuanese (四川话) and the Chongqing dialect (重庆方言).

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Free wine! Fun with Sichuanese

Contest: interpret these dialect terms.

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