Chinese TV Sex Education
Tuesday November 30, 2004
'A TV talk show about sex will be broadcasted by more than 50 provincial and city television channels starting from January. In traditional Chinese culture, chat about "sex" has long ... Read More
Steamy Times Come to Chinese Films
Monday November 29, 2004
"For thousands of years, there's been a tradition of teaching us in China to think in terms of the collective experience, so we are rarely able to act in accordance ... Read More
Shaolin Temple Opens in Berlin
Saturday November 27, 2004
"The ancient order of the Shaolin fighting monks have a new home in the German capital after the largest Shaolin Buddhist temple outside China opened in Berlin." Read the story.
A Portrait of China's Newly Rich
Thursday November 25, 2004
"The New Generation Market Research Institute calls them the "newly rich group." According to them, these people have high salary jobs, extensive purchasing power and no hang-ups about consumption. They ... Read More
College Girls Go Nude
Wednesday November 24, 2004
"They are young, they are energetic, and now for an eternal memory, they go nude -- in the studio. They are college girls in Xi'an, an ancient city in landlocked ... Read More
Shanghai's Buddhist Monastery Expanded
Tuesday November 23, 2004
"Famous for the two jade Buddhas brought back from Myanmar during the Qing Dynasty, the Jade Buddha Temple accounts for more than 90 per cent of all the 600,000 visits ... Read More
Louis Cha's Literary Genius Lives On
Monday November 22, 2004
Louis Cha, known as Jin Yong by Chinese readers, the martial arts writer, has not just started a Louis Cha reading craze. He has also become a cultural phenomenon in ... Read More
1st Set of Surname Stamps Issued
Sunday November 21, 2004
"China issued its first set of stamps of the top 100 Chinese family names in Beijing. This set of special stamps features a red Chinese knot, which symbolizes unity and ... Read More
Is China a Foreign Country, an Enemy Country?
Saturday November 20, 2004
"Answering this question has enormous implications for this newspaper, which is named The China Post. If China is a foreign and enemy country, then the Post is a paper of ... Read More
Central Asia: China's Mounting Influence
Saturday November 20, 2004
"RFE/RL and Radio Free Asia are examining China's growing influence in Central Asia, what is motivating Beijing to expand its role in the region, and what the future may bring." ... Read More
For Many Asians, China Is Cultural Magnet
Friday November 19, 2004
"The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world," Hu grandly offered. "We stand ready to step up cultural exchanges with the rest of ... Read More
The National Palace Museum in Taipei
Tuesday November 16, 2004
The National Palace Museum in Taipei is recognized as having the world's best collection of Chinese art, including ancient bronze castings, calligraphy, scroll paintings, porcelains, jade, and rare books. Read ... Read More
D.C. Delights in Garden Plan
Tuesday November 16, 2004
"The Chinese and U.S. governments have agreed to build one of the largest classical Chinese gardens in the West on a hillside at the National Arboretum in Washington." Read the ... Read More
Stretching the Bounds of Chinese Art
Sunday November 14, 2004
"There are 2,000 years of tradition in Chinese painting. There are habits of thought and vision that inform every one of those 20 centuries - that is, until the 20th." ... Read More
Chinese Find Way to Tame Hip-hop
Saturday November 13, 2004
"State-controlled television features public service announcements in rap about caring for the environment and respecting elders, leading one local academic to suggest that hip-hop has become the unofficial music of ... Read More
'The Rape of Nanking' Author Gone
Thursday November 11, 2004
"Iris Chang, the bestselling Bay Area author whose book on Japanese atrocities in China during World War II catapulted her to fame and prominence, was found dead from an apparently ... Read More
Is Chinese Art Kicking Butt ... or Kissing It?
Thursday November 11, 2004
"Chinese art is overexposed to foreign journalists, curators, dealers. And for some young artists it's difficult to deal with the expectations. People seem to have an overwhelming need for China ... Read More
One Week in the Life of the Chinese Miracle
Tuesday November 9, 2004
"The changes in material and spiritual life have been more revolutionary than I could have imagined 10 years ago. When I graduated from university I got just 100 yuan (£6.50) ... Read More
Flying Daggers Director Gets Direct
Monday November 8, 2004
"House of Flying Daggers is much more like a modern romantic story, in which the characters sacrifice every other thing for love. Even though we wrote both films at the ... Read More
Harvard Opens Academy in Beijing
Sunday November 7, 2004
"This summer, the Harvard Beijing Academy will offer Harvard students their first opportunity to study abroad in China for course credit." Read the story.
Music Experts Rally to Save Endangered Music
Saturday November 6, 2004
"Nanyin is a traditional opera sung in the Minnan (south Fujian) dialect. Closely tied with imperial and Buddhist music, poetic rhythm and drama tunes from Central China, Nanyin is accompanied ... Read More
Lucky Number for Chinese Olympics
Friday November 5, 2004
"Eight is considered auspicious in China because its pronunciation in Cantonese sounds the same as the word for to make money. The 2008 Beijing Olympics will begin at 8pm on ... Read More
Master the Culture And Business in China Pays Off
Friday November 5, 2004
'One of the most important ones is "investing in relationships". As there is a "low-trust" environment when it comes to doing business there, companies that spend time building relationships have ... Read More
The Art Behind the Deal
Thursday November 4, 2004
"The Chinese work very differently from people in the United States," says Li, who is Chinese and has been with the firm for 10 years. "They don't really tell you ... Read More
Kite Culture Takes to the Air
Thursday November 4, 2004
"The designs on most Chinese kites also have symbolic meanings or are illustrations from Chinese folklore and history.Tortoises, cranes and peaches symbolize long life, butterflies and flowers represent harmony and ... Read More
Harvest Both Rice and Fish
Wednesday November 3, 2004
"The fish eat the weeds and some pests in the paddy fields while their dung fertilizes the soil, thus creating a better environment for the rice to grow," said Zi ... Read More
Points on a Map Don't Matter
Tuesday November 2, 2004
"Talking about Sino-US relations, we shall put it into historical perspectives. While remembering the core of the difficulties the US side is responsible for, China shouldn't forget what our US ... Read More
Glorious China
Monday November 1, 2004
"With the opening today of seven new and expanded galleries of Chinese art, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts moves into the top rank of United States museums in the field." ... Read More
