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Chinese press and blog circles frequently have uproars over small matters; a recent example was the translation of “行百里者半九十”, quoted by Premier Wen in a speech; (the quotation was from a document of the Warring States era) the interpreter translated it into –Half of the people who have embarked on a one hundred mile journey [...]

On March 27, an (almost perpetual) interesting topic was brought up by the Paper Republic on the reception of Chinese literature, or the lack of it, among “Western readers”.

Online travel company Ctrip got a lot of people excited yesterday when they began advertising for adventure trips throughout China, including base jumping in Shanghai, capture the flag in a tiger park, and spending the day as a terracotta warrior.

How do the Chinese see, hear, smell, taste,touch,feel and fantasize about their world? What are the shared memories underlying Chinese culture and arts? Jiang Xun (蒋勋), a celebrated aesthetics scholar and essayist from Taiwan, talks about the exquisite world of sensibilities and shared memories of the Chinese.

This dust too shall pass, and when it does, Beijing’s very brief spring season will begin. Now, everyone knows that while spring is pleasant in Beijing, it is both fleeting and a poor cousin to autumn. But we’ll take those lemons and make lemonade with them.

The Internet and China are in the news together this week, with a whole lot of bluster about Google’s operations there, or not there, or somewhere. We’re not touching that one. However, China’s Internet is a vibrant place — it has the most users of any country, and some major companies have emerged, some of which are or will give their Silicon Valley compatriots a run for a lot of money.

1. Introduction Mention “Confucius” to a typical Western audience, the immediate reaction is likely to be one of amusement – “Confucius says” followed by a pompous, sometimes ludicrous, occasionally smutty, statement is a frequently used way to tell a bad joke. The only Westerners to take Confucius serious are students and Asian Culture scholars who [...]

《变形记》Bian Xing Ji at the SARS Stage at Chaoyang 9 Theater Reviewed by Elyse Ribbons Sitting in the cheerfully decorated small theater on the 4th floor of the Chaoyang 9 Theater compound, the atmosphere was full of expectations.  The second part in an ongoing series by Director and Playwright Wu Ran, Bian Xing Ji was [...]

One of the top showcases for films from Hong Kong and the rest of China opened Monday, with the Asian Film Awards kicking off the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

China is a big country with a long history, but the land and its full heritage are only gradually coming to life. While we all know famous Chinese archaeological and historical sites such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City/Palace Museum and the Terracotta Warriors of Xi’an. However, there are numerous other sites worth exploring, some easily accessible, some requiring a bit more effort.