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Is Tourism Eroding Yunnan’s Heritage?

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16
Dec
Chinese airline staff instructed to wear diapers to avoid Covid-19.

Chinese authorities fear cabin crew may catch COVID-19 in airplane bathrooms. Staff travelling from “high-risk” [...]

12
Dec
The Xia Dynasty and Yue the Great – A History of China in Tiny Chunks

The Xia are seen as the first dynasty in China, though they could be more [...]

08
Dec
China Censored: Television

Censorship covers a huge range of things, from dyed hair to costume epics. Censorship has [...]

30
Nov
Why You Might Not Want to Wear Green hat in China.

– The wearing of green hats is heavily associated with infidelity – In 2015 Shenzhen [...]

25
Nov
Professor in The US suspended for using Chinese phrase Na-ga (那个), due to its similarity to English racial slur

While discussing filler words USC professor Greg Patton used the term na-ga. Meaning ‘that’ the [...]

21
Oct
Urban Farming on the Rise.

It is often said that the 21st century is Asia’s. Huge populations and economic booms [...]

16
Sep
Chinese company found using mannequin ‘workers’ in a money-saving scheme.

Controversy has engulfed ZTO Express, a courier service based in Luyi County in Henan. The [...]

14
Sep
Chairman Mao’s War on Birds.

The Four Pest Campaign led to the Chinese people killing millions of sparrows Without Sparrows [...]

10
Sep
Child in Taiwan was caught in a kite and swept high into the air

SOURCE: CNN – Kite-flying festival turned terrifying in Taiwan on Sunday when a 3-year-old girl [...]

01
Sep
What is the Asian Squat? And why can’t everyone do it?

Have you ever been to China? If not you need to know… you should be [...]

13
Aug
Why Is Nagasaki’s Chinatown So Popular Among Chinese Tourists?

•Nagasaki has one of the world’s most authentic Chinatowns •The Cultural Revolution lead to the destruction [...]

07
Aug
China: If We Have to Pay for Coronavirus, U.S. Has to Pay for AIDS

Chinese state media once again floated the prospect of international lawsuits against the United States [...]

15
May
From crawling through the snow to eating LIVE WORMS: Bizarre public humiliations in Chinese workplaces

CONTEXT FOR THE IMAGE ABOVE: According to dailymotion:. “Male employees lined up to be slapped [...]

14
May
Kungfu Swinging Nuts
Kung fu school reopens teaching students how to swing bricks from their balls

SOURCE: Shanghaiist (Alex Linder) Following the coronavirus lockdown, a kung fu school has opened back [...]

23
Apr
Helicopter Penis Pull
WATCH: Tai Chi ‘master’ pulls helicopter along with only his penis, breaking ‘world record’

SOURCE: Shanghaiist (Alex Linder) A Chinese kung fu “master” has succeeded in dragging a helicopter [...]

23
Apr
Wuhan Urns
Urns in Wuhan far exceed death toll, raising more questions about China’s tally

SOURCE: Shanghaiist (Alex Linder) A single mortuary has had 5,000 urns delivered over the past [...]

21
Apr
CONFIRMED: McDonald’s was turning away black customers in Guangzhou. McDonald’s states apology.

Article and Information courtesy of Business Insider. Haven Orecchio-Egresitz Black residents of Guangzhou, China, have [...]

14
Apr
McDonald’s is allegedly turning away black customers in Guangzhou

Report below courtesy of Shanghaiist After a massive crackdown of Africans in Guangzhou saw people [...]

13
Apr
Chinese Teacher Punishes Students by Forcing them to Eat Trash

Source:asiaone.com China might have banned corporal punishment in schools but with little to no guidelines [...]

18
Oct
Bridge Collapses in Wuxi, Jiangsu trapping several cars

SOURCE: STRAIT TIMES: BEIJING (AFP) – A highway bridge collapsed in Jiangsu province in eastern China [...]

11
Oct
China auntie opens plane emergency door because it was too stuffy

By:RAINER CHEUNG  ASIAONE   While some people looking for a change in scenery tend to [...]

26
Sep
Conversation Between Cop and Auntie Took an Unexpected Turn

Credit: Crystal Huang from GuideinChina A recent video went viral shows a Chinese auntie being [...]

21
Aug
Instagram Censorship

Yesterday February 12th I posted the photo below. The photo shows someone wearing a jacket [...]

13
Feb
Shanghai elementary school brings in SWAT team to do performance for children

Three days ago Montessori Academy, Binyun Campus released a newsletter sharing photos and video of [...]

28
Jan
China Culture and Story Time

China does not have a culture which values helping other civilians out. It is pretty [...]

23
Nov
Lost in one world or another

Today I was on my way to work on Line 10 and I saw the [...]

25
Oct
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