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Are you or your Chinese friends 小资 (xiaozi)? (quiz)
The slang term 小资 (xiaozi) originates from the Marxist term petty bourgeoisie, but means “yuppie” or “hipster” in today’s China. We’ve developed a 20 question quiz to tell if you or your Chinese friends are xiaozi. See if you agree with us.
Tang Yuan (Yuanxiao) on 15th day of Chinese New Year
On the 15th day of Chinese New Year, sticky dumplings in soup called Tang Yuan are eaten to commemorate the Yuan Xiao Jie (Lantern Festival). Also known as Yuanxiao, Tang Yuan are sweet round balls filled with sesame paste or other fillings, and comes in various soups. Yum.
Shanghai to Beijing overnight D train photos and Q&A
I took the Shanghai to Beijing Overnight Train, a new CRH high speed rail. It departed 9:15 pm from Shanghai Rail Station and arrive 7:30 at Beijing South Rail Station. Some FAQ and pictures are provided here.
Google China photos: because I’m without words
Flowers and candles were arranged around the Google China sign outside of its Beijing Headquarters after Google announced they may leave China due to hacking incidents potentially connected to the government.
CN Reviews looks back at 2009 – part 2
CN Reviews looks back at 2009 and highlights our best posts. We covered social networking, social entrepreneurship, microblogging in China, growing online extremism, Chinese media, the Urumqi riots, the Lou Jing incident, National Day celebrations, and more.
CN Reviews looks back at 2009 – part 1
In the first half of 2009, CNReviews covered Jackie Chan’s controversial statements, reviewed and interviewed China bloggers, covered the Green Dam and CCTV attacks on Google, broke news on CCTV fire, covered the Swine Flu situation, and remembered the sensitive anniversary of Tiananmen.
CN Reviews’ 2nd Anniversary: thanks to our blog friends
Two years, 503 posts, and 4,298 comments ago, we started the CN Reviews blog journey. Here’s 20 blogs that sent us traffic and linked to us and otherwise gave us intellectual food and water and kept us on our odyssey.
New Face of Shenzhen: Swiss-inspired Interlaken OCT photos
Interlaken OCT resort is a massive state-sponsored theme-park development to brings a little taste of Switzerland to southern China. This isn’t the Shenzhen you had in mind.
Shanghai Event: MBA connect event at Costes Pavillon Mon 12/7
At Costes Pavillon in Shanghai on 12/7, Edwin Keh of Walmart Global Procurement, Peggy Liu of JUCCCE, and Elliott Ng of VentureSprout will share stories of how pursuing your passion can help you gain greater success in your career. Please join us!
Event: Shanghai BarCamp 2009 is Saturday Dec 5
Shanghai Barcamp will be held 12/5 at Xindanwei. Barcamp is a grassroots organized conference to share new ideas and technology trends.
Rednecks, Red Guards & Trolls: Kaiser Kuo on US-China Online
Kaiser Kuo speaks at TEDxHonolulu about the crisis in US-China relationships on a person-to-person level, exacerbated by large-scale and unmediated contact over the internet.
Clinton Global panel: Approaches Toward Innovation
At Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2009, thought leaders discussed various aspects of innovation. From Ashoka’s ideas of cultivating “changemaking” skills among youth, to Stanford’s views of “recombination,” the audience explore how this could apply toward social entrepreneurship.
Qifang’s Clinton Global Initiative Commitment Helps Sichuan Girls
Qifang.cn, an education microlending platform, announces a new Clinton Global Initiative commitment to partner with non-profit 1990 Institute to access charitable donations to provide educational loans and mentorship to Sichuan schoolgirls.
ENN Group’s Wang Yusuo at Clinton Global Initiative 2009
At Clinton Global Initiative, Duke Energy and ENN Group announce a partnership to share best practices and technology in: clean coal, carbon sequestration, biofuel, carbon-capturing algae, natural gas, smart grid. Chairman Wang Yushuo shares insights into his company’s future plans.
Clinton Global Initiative meeting: Jessica Alba, but no China
While Jessica Alba graced the stage at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, China seemed vastly underrepresented at the gathering, with only 1 of 33 Plenary Session speakers from China. This posts offers 7 reasons why China might be underrepresented, and photos of Queen Rania, Alba, and Ben Stiller.
