http://www.danwei.org/ Danwei is a website about media, advertising, and urban life in China. With frequent reference to and translations from Mainland Chinese media, we publish fresh information about China that you won't find anywhere else. suggest@danwei.org (Danwei Feedback) en Copyright 2003-2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:10:45 +0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) Kunming's Heilongtan Park's clear water pool changed to a muddy color overnight. The management of the park claimed that the park had never gone muddy in March before. Tags: clear pool, Kunming Information Times, muddy, Yunnan]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/a_clear_water_pool_turns_muddy.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/a_clear_water_pool_turns_muddy.php Front Page of the Day Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:10:45 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Scandal sheet The Global Times recently offended and delighted different groups of people in Beijing with an advice column by the pseudonymous Alessandro, who answered a question from a "reader" named S. Natch: "If unused for a long time, can... Tags: Global Times, South Beauty, Wang Xiaofei, Zhang Ziyi]]> http://www.danwei.org/newspapers/global_times_china_world_south.php http://www.danwei.org/newspapers/global_times_china_world_south.php Newspapers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:48:43 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) Yesterday, the Top China Awards (华鼎奖), which are often referred to as the "People's Choice Awards" (老百姓口碑奖) announced the nomination list for their 20 awards. Zhang Ziyi was missing from the list, despite early rumors that she was nominated. Tags: actress, fraud gate, top awards, Zhang Ziyi]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/zhang_ziyi_crying_but_from_the.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/zhang_ziyi_crying_but_from_the.php Front Page of the Day Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:17:10 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Shanghai Expo 2010 a.k.a. The World's Fair: a significant event or just a big waste of cash Tags: Shanghai, Shanghai Expo]]> http://www.danwei.org/shanghai/shanghai_expo.php http://www.danwei.org/shanghai/shanghai_expo.php Shanghai Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:44:07 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) Beijing Times reports.]]> Tags: Beijing Times, death, detention center, falling over, He Pingping]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/guangxi_man_dies_from_falling.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/guangxi_man_dies_from_falling.php Front Page of the Day Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:00:02 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Two films about Beijing taxi drivers have some remarkable similarities. Tags: Beijing Taxi, film, intellectual property, The Last Breadbox]]> http://www.danwei.org/intellectual_property/taxi_vs_taxi.php http://www.danwei.org/intellectual_property/taxi_vs_taxi.php Intellectual Property Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:32:47 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Why are so many foreigners fleeing China in the wake of language school bankruptcies? Tags: Kai En, language schools, leaning Chinese, learning English, WLE]]> http://www.danwei.org/business/bankrupt_schools_and_their_fleeing_foreign_bosses.php http://www.danwei.org/business/bankrupt_schools_and_their_fleeing_foreign_bosses.php Business Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:38:23 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Eric Mu) When do interpreters become top headlines instead of the bigwigs they serve? One answer: when the interpreter is a pretty lady who can flawlessly translate a line of Chinese ancient poetry quoted by Primer Wen Jiabao. Tags: Interpreter, New Express, Premier Wen, Wen Jiabao, Zhang Lu]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/pretty_interpreter_becomes_news.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/pretty_interpreter_becomes_news.php Front Page of the Day Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:50 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Eric Mu) A story about Li, a Chinese university graduate who became a soy sauce businessman Tags: business, China, soy sauce]]> http://www.danwei.org/business/soy_sauce_man_generals_grave_a.php http://www.danwei.org/business/soy_sauce_man_generals_grave_a.php Business Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:13 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) A combination of reporters for the newspaper reported inside the wildlife park and interviewed the deputy Party secretary of the Bingchuan Wildlife Park, Wu Xi (武席), about whether the tigers starved to death. Tags: death, Huashang Morning Post, Shenyang Bingchuan Wildlife Park, Siberian tigers]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/11_tigers_die.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/11_tigers_die.php Front Page of the Day Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:25 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) The Beijing Morning Post presents photos of today's two big stories: a landslide in Shaanxi and a rendering of a colorful feathered dinosaur. Tags: Beijing Morning Post, dinosaurs, landslides]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/feathered_dinosaurs.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/feathered_dinosaurs.php Front Page of the Day Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:43:16 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) New Culture View to profile a local homeless man who spends his days in the bookstore reading math and English texts. And he's got impeccable handwriting, too!]]> Tags: homelessness, New Culture View]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/astonishing_homeless_man_enjoy.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/astonishing_homeless_man_enjoy.php Front Page of the Day Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:19:59 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) Gold-medalist Zhou Yang, criticized for mentioning her parents but not the country, gives it another try. Tags: gratitude, Information Times, patriotism, Zhou Yang]]> http://www.danwei.org/sports/lesson_learned_zhou_yang_thank.php http://www.danwei.org/sports/lesson_learned_zhou_yang_thank.php Sports Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:25:07 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) Lei Feng has a microblog! Tags: egao, Lei Feng, microblogs]]> http://www.danwei.org/humor/lei_feng_microblog.php http://www.danwei.org/humor/lei_feng_microblog.php Humor Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:40:38 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Alice Xin Liu) The front page poses many questions: Do you know you have a half-day holiday today? What to do if you can't enjoy holiday with pay? What are their real feelings? What have men prepared for them during this day? What are men thinking on this day? Tags: Anshan, International Women's Day, Liaoshen Evening News]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/its_not_dinner_im_making_its_a.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/its_not_dinner_im_making_its_a.php Front Page of the Day Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:57:27 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Eric Mu) Presbyopia reading glasses exploit Wen for advertisement Tags: advertisements, Chongqing Economic Times, newspapers]]> http://www.danwei.org/advertising_and_marketing/insert_caption_here_links_and_8.php http://www.danwei.org/advertising_and_marketing/insert_caption_here_links_and_8.php Advertising and Marketing Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:40:36 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) Janek Zdzarski for See China HerStory (or Nüshu 女书 in Chinese) is the name of a contemporary dance inspired by the secret women's writing system, choreographed by Helen Lai, recently performaned at at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. ]]> Tags: dance, Helen Lai, nushu]]> http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/nushu_a_dance_based_on_the_sec.php http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/nushu_a_dance_based_on_the_sec.php Featured Video Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:13:14 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) The paper breaks with six years of March 6 layout tradition. Tags: Lianghui, NPC, People's Daily]]> http://www.danwei.org/state_media/peoples_daily_front_page.php http://www.danwei.org/state_media/peoples_daily_front_page.php State media Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:52:23 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) The Chongqing Evening News reports on stories that have nothing to do with the 'two meetings' currently going on in Beijing. Tags: Chongqing Evening News, dumping, Lei Feng]]> http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/legislative_sessions_what_legi.php http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/legislative_sessions_what_legi.php Front Page of the Day Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +0800 suggest@danwei.org (Joel Martinsen) Lei Feng day, '10! People don't want help, corporate executives worship the Fengster, and charity organizations follow Lei Feng illegally. Tags: charities, Chongqing Economic Times, Guangzhou Daily, Information Times, Lei Feng, Zhongshan Economic Daily]]> http://www.danwei.org/communist_chic/kneel_before_lei_feng.php http://www.danwei.org/communist_chic/kneel_before_lei_feng.php Communist chic Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:13:45 +0800