As the epitome of the considerate foreign resident, Imagethief is sensitive to the need to preserve China's cultural heritage. That's why I do not deface monuments or ridicule the metropolitan statuary (excessively) and why I did not fart loudly when... ...full story at Imagethief
from Imagethief on Thu, Jan 18 2007
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| 17 May 07 |
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Forbidden Starbucks »
YouTube video There's a Starbucks in Beijing's Forbidden City. Most people make the journey for the delicious delicious irony. |
| 18 Jan 07 |
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China: Starbucks ain’t the problem with the Forbidden City » Global Voices Imagethief discusses about the recent attack at Starbucks at the Forbidden City by a CCTV celebrity Rui Chenggang: The nice thing about singling out the easy target of Starbucks is that it plays on cheap, nationalist sentiment while completely avoiding a... |
| 17 Jan 07 |
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How Did Starbucks Enter The Forbidden City? » Letters from China Starbucks The ScapegoatWhereas CCTV host urges Starbucks to get out of the Forbidden City, Luqiu Luwei, Phoenix TV reporter, asks in her blog: how did Starbucks enter the Forbidden City? (in translation):-It seems to be a big story now. Of... |
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Forbidden City: Starbucks out, pricy Chinese noodles in? » People's Daily &$&$Debate: Should Starbucks be removed from the Forbidden City?&$&$ &$&$Starbucks should be verboten in Forbidden City, say netizens&$&$ A bowl of noodles costs 30 yuan (about 4.4 USD) in Beijing? Yep, at least that's how muc ... |
| 20 Jan 07 |
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Now That's Class (or, Why Rui Chenggang is a Dick) » Peking Duck image from International Workers of the World, via Eyeteeth "The Forbidden City is a symbol of China's cultural heritage. Starbucks in a symbol of lower middle class culture in the west. We need to embrace the world, but we... |
| 14 Jul 07 |
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Photo of the Day: Starbucks in the Forbidden City now a thing of the past » Shanghaiist We told you about the hullaballoo that started with CCTV-9 anchor Rui Chenggang's rant in his blog against Starbucks' presence in the Forbidden City. Well, the story has now come to a close. Starbucks has closed its outlet there, and if this China Daily... |
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