On China Housing Crisis: People Buying Houses Getting Younger
The dream of earning your own house in China is presenting a lot of issues like the skyrocketing prices of housing and its effects among the young people. Netizens talk about housing affordability and why those applying for housing loans are getting younger and younger.
The Party: The Secret World Of China’s Communist Rulers
Book review of the banned book by Richard McGregor that talks about the Chinese Communist Party. What did McGregor write that earned the ire of the Chinese censors? Point-by-point summary of what to expect when you get yourself a copy (if you don’t get arrested for buying it).
Tips On Learning Chinese In China
Guide for the foreign student in China. Choosing a school. Scholarships. Where to stay. Tips on learning the Chinese language.
Day 1 at CHINICT 2010 — China’s Biggest Tech Conference
Expo Volunteers, Security, And The Shanghai Metro
Because of the coming World Expo in Shanghai, stricter security measures have been implemented in the metro and also as far as the Beijing Railway Station. Expo volunteers suddenly appeared too, apparently to make commuter’s lives easier.
Sign That You Are A True Han Chinese
What is the one sign proving that you are a true Han Chinese (man)? Or if you aren’t Chinese, what is the one place you really need to go to in China to say you really have been here?
Beijing: First Impressions, Peking Duck, And Others
First impressions of a first-time traveller to Beijing. And 3 things a laowai should do in order to say one has been to China’s capital.
Shanghai-Beijing: Onboard The T Train
What is it like to take the overnight train from Shanghai to Beijing? How much does it cost? What to expect when you are inside a sleeper train and more! Read on to become emotionally prepared when you embark on a similar trip next time.
Beijing’s Accent, Pollution, and Subway…Welcomes Me
First impressions of Beijing: Smog smog smog. In fact, does the smog cause Beijingers to speak the way they do or what? At least they have cheap subway tickets.
Shanghai to Beijing: Take the Train or the Plane?
Shanghai to Beijing, should one take a short couple hour flight or the overnight train? One trip highlights how this depends on your schedule and train choice.
National Day Parade To Be Bigger Than Olympic Opening Ceremony
Take a sneak peak of the massive parade being planned & rehearsed in Beijing for the People’s Republic of China’s upcoming 60th Anniversary on October 1, 2009.
China 2010: insights from Microsoft, Symbio, Lip-Bu Tan
Lip-Bu Tan (Cadence), Symbio, & Microsoft shared insights into working with the Chinese government, the difficulty of penetrating inner circle of elites, and reasons for optimism for China 2010.
