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Stating The Obvious but Stating Nothing
You can never be lost in Beijing's enormous new airport Terminal 3 building. There are signposts everywhere that inform you you are right here! Where?

(Pics) Aug 17th, 2009 Read more

The Chinese Love Lions
The Chinese love lions. They love lions almost as much as they love dragons. Every bank or palatial maison will have lions at the door or gate.

(Pics) Jul 25th, 2009 Read more

Graduation Ball or Going to Class?
What do you wear to class? What do you wear to the office? What would you wear if you were going to a university gradutaion ball?

(Pics) May 7th, 2009 Read more

2-year old Sichuan Boy Smoking
If I told you that a boy, aged just 2 was capable of smoking a cigarette like he was 22, you wouldn't believe me. Well, here's a video to prove it!

(Video) Feb 15th, 2009 Read more

Burning Money To Honour The Dead
During any visit to China, if you walk the streets of an evening you're almost sure to see people making small bonfires by the side of the road. They are burning paper money to honour..

(Pics) Jan 28th, 2009 Read more

Delicious Chinese Food - What is on the Menu
Ask any Chinese and they'll tell you that all their food is delicious.  That includes a plain bowl of noodles, rice or a chicken foot.  Chinese food may sound strange and inedible but.. 

Nov 1st, 2008 Read more

Facts about Qing Ming Festival
Qing Ming festival 清明节 is China's second most important festival and is more commonly known as 'Tomb-Sweeping' festival.  It falls on the 4th or 5th of April and, like many other Chinese festivals..

Nov 1st, 2008 Read more

Funny Chinese Pictures 1
China is a strange place and it is made even more so by their love of the English language and their misuse of the same.  The following pages feature pictures where this is most evident.  ALL of these pictures were taken by myself and not stolen from other sites.  I have noticed that many people are using MY pictures!

(Pics) Oct 29th, 2008 Read more

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