China’s Quest for UNESCO World Heritage Status
Since 1986, China has been actively seeking recognition for cultural and natural heritage sites within its national territory. In 1985, China became a member of the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. From then on, China has gone to great lengths to identify and nominate its sites for inclusion to the World Heritage list. At present, China has 40 sites listed and recognized by UNESCO.
Saving the Cantonese Language in China
Cantonese-speaking people in mainland China and Hong Kong are rallying to safeguard their language and for Cantonese culture preservation. Recent events in China have made these protesters feel that the Chinese government is trying to suppress the Cantonese language...
Netizens Bypassing the Great China Firewall
China’s Internet is on its way to become the world’s largest local area network (LAN), as China’s Internet firewall becomes increasingly sophisticated in order to handle Internet censorship. In the meantime, netizens in China are finding ways to “Fan Qiang”, 翻墙, (circumvent the Great Firewall) to access blocked websites such as Facebook and Twitter...
China Mudslide – Death Toll Rises and Hundreds Still Missing
China has been busy with search and rescue efforts in the Zhouqu, Gansu province after a major mudslide hit the area on August 8th, 2010. This is China’s deadliest mudslide in decades.
2010 ChinaJoy Shows Direction of China’s Gaming Industry in the Next 10 Years
This year’s China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, or ChinaJoy for short, might just be the industry benchmark for the next decade. For the longest time MMORPG (Massive Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Game) traditional games have dominated the market, resulting in some sort of bottleneck that has effectively slowed down the development of online gaming in China. To push forward and offer something new to the growing market of gamers in the country, the industry is exploring new directions, particularly mobile Internet access applications and lightweight games. Signifying the seriousness of this endeavor is the fact that several of the online gaming industry leaders have begun investing in such new platforms.
By snowball on August 29th, 2010
 State Chefs of China and Secretary of Club des Chefs des Chefs. From left to right: Zhao Jincai, Guo Laizhu, Gilles Bragard, Jin Lizeng, Ji Genfa
Gathering the world’s top chefs – they who serve in the kitchens of the highest offices in various countries – is a rare occurrence indeed. On August 18 in …
By Cathy on August 26th, 2010
 According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), foreigners’ had constituted 1% of the Chinese population by the year 2008. In addition to keeping a family and leading a typical Chinese life, many of the foreigners in China can speak fluent Mandarin with Beijing accent, Shanghai accent or even Cantonese. However, the current regulations pertaining …
By snowball on August 19th, 2010
 Since 1986, China has been actively seeking recognition for cultural and natural heritage sites within its national territory. In 1985, China became a member of the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. From then on, China has gone to great lengths to identify and nominate its sites for …
By Chen Chen on August 18th, 2010
 China has been busy with search and rescue efforts in the Zhouqu (舟曲), Gansu (甘肃)province after a major mudslide hit the area on August 8th, 2010. This is China’s deadliest mudslide in decades.
Rescue Efforts in Zhouqu
China has been devoting rescue teams, disaster relief supplies and nationwide attention to Zhouqu, Gansu province, northwest of China, …
By snowball on August 16th, 2010
 A set of images were widely distributed among major forums and portals in China. These images demonstrate how some restaurants use rat to fake a popular Chinese dish: roasted pigeon.
Cleaning up the meat
Processing and marinating
Deep frying
Presentation
Some netizens suggested this did not make sense because rat is probably …
By Chen Chen on August 15th, 2010
 On July 13, a former Auchan Group employee posted three photos online about Auchan’s Chengdu (成都) Jinniu (金牛) branch forcing some female customers for strip searching. The photos were first posted on Tianya.cn, one of China’s most influential online communities.
As the former employee explained, he/she …
By snowball on August 8th, 2010
This year’s China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, or ChinaJoy for short, might just be the industry benchmark for the next decade. For the longest time MMORPG (Massive Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Game) traditional games have dominated the market, resulting in some sort of bottleneck that has effectively slowed down the development of online gaming in …
By snowball on August 5th, 2010
 Chen Wenjie – Chairman of the Guangdong office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Deputy Provincial Head of the Expo Affairs Committee – is confident that Guangdong’s time to shine has come. In a recent interview with the local media, Chen admitted that Guangdong was already working through …
By Chen Chen on August 4th, 2010
 Cantonese-speaking people in mainland China and Hong Kong are rallying to safeguard their language and for Cantonese culture preservation. Recent events in China have made these protesters feel that the Chinese government is trying to suppress the Cantonese language.
Mandarin Preferred for the 2010 Asian Games?
Within less than a month, there have been more than 10,000 …
By Chen Chen on July 26th, 2010
 China’s Internet is on its way to become the world’s largest local area network (LAN), as China’s Internet firewall becomes increasingly sophisticated in order to handle Internet censorship. In the meantime, netizens in China are finding ways to “Fan Qiang”, 翻墙, (circumvent the Great Firewall) to access blocked websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Widely-used Firewall …
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