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2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Olympic DanweiPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:08 PM
The 2008 Olympic Games begin today, and Danwei has spruced itself up a little, like everything else in our beloved city of Beijing. Here are some of the new and updated features on the site: China Media Timeline Danwei.TV Olympic Model Workers English division Olympic Model Workers Chinese division China Media Guide In addition to above, we have also spruced up the home page: the right column now includes links to: • Media, advertising and communications jobs in China Finally, an old but little known feature: Danwei Side, a website that collects all the links and comments displayed on Danwei's grey top bar, links to news stories and blog posts about China. |
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 The Eurasian Face : Blacksmith Books, a publishing house in Hong Kong, is behind The Eurasian Face, a collection of photographs by Kirsteen Zimmern. Below is an excerpt from the series:
Big in China: An adapted excerpt from Big In China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising A Family, Playing The Blues and Becoming A Star in China, just published this month. Author Alan Paul tells the story of arriving in Beijing as a trailing spouse, starting a blues band, raising kids and trying to make sense of China.
Pallavi Aiyar's Chinese Whiskers: Pallavi Aiyar's first novel, Chinese Whiskers, a modern fable set in contemporary Beijing, will be published in January 2011. Aiyar currently lives in Brussels where she writes about Europe for the Business Standard. Below she gives permissions for an excerpt.
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+ Korean history doesn't fly on Chinese TV screens (2007.09): SARFT puts the kibbosh on Korean historical dramas. + Religion and government in an uneasy mix (2008.03): Phoenix Weekly (凤凰周刊) article from October, 2007, on government influence on religious practice in Tibet. + David Moser on Mao impersonators (2004.10): I first became aware of this phenomenon in 1992 when I turned on a Beijing TV variety show and was jolted by the sight of "Mao Zedong" and "Zhou Enlai" playing a game of ping pong. They both gave short, rousing speeches, and then were reverently interviewed by the emcee, who thanked them profusely for taking time off from their governmental duties to appear on the show.
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Comments on Olympic Danwei
I like the redesign. Looks good.
good to have you, danwei
Hi Jeremy
Just read the profile article about you in Southern Weekend. Was profoundly moved when I read the passage where you say you're ashamed about your "lack of accomplishments". I think you judge yourself too harshly, Jeremy. I've been following Danwei for some three years - and its become part of my ritual of starting up my day. I'd say that if the only thing I ever achieved in life was to start up Danwei and make it what it is, I'd be pretty proud of myself. I doff my (hard) hat in salute, old boy!
"crooked nose" though, what was that all about?
Agreed. Very entertaining website. I didn't even notice you guys changed the design. Keep up the good work? But I'sure you don't need me telling you that :).