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The environmentally friendly approach to paper conservation.

Or, how to survive in China on one sheet of toilet paper per day. People in the Forum were bitchin’ about having to carry there own paper in case they are caught out and need to go to visit the squater while out and about. Never fear, there’s... ...full story at Sinocidal

from Sinocidal on Sat, Nov 10 2007

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06 Apr 08 visit How To: Make a Chinese Firecracker with Paper  »  YouTube videoA video on how to make a "Chinese Firecracker" with a plain sheet of paper. Instructions: 1. First get a regualr sheet of paper, with no bend marks on it. 2. Fold one side, horizontally, almost all the way. Fold it again in half like a square. 3. Take...
08 Oct 08 visit The Toilet Paper Excuse  »  Sinosplice My friend Sean has a hilarious post up about cultural differences compounded by generation gaps in China. This particular drama revolves around toilet paper. Here’s an excerpt: By the time the night was finishing up and the massage was over, it...
17 Apr 09 visit Real Chinese middle class and the Mckinsey paper  »  China Solved If you haven’t read the McKinsey paper on China’s Wealthy – take a look. It’s a beautiful publication – and really reinforces the notion of China as the new super-consumer. The paper is full of tasteful shots of young, attractive Chines...
17 Mar 09 visit China in 2008: A Year of Great Significance available today  »  Granite Studio Okay, so I’m actually getting published somewhere that isn’t on a site I personally run.  It’s going to be on paper, with ink, and in libraries and everything.  So…yeah, that’s kind of cool for a grad student. China in 200...
27 Mar 07 visit China: Animal-dropping paper  »  Global Voices Will blogs about the recent suggestion to turn Panda poop into wrapping paper, following Thailand’s example in using elephant dropping. He drew some associations from the news.
11 Mar 09 visit The Historical Record for March 11, 2009: The world’s first paper money  »  Granite Studio “I don’t know much about money, I’ve seen so little of it.” - Fletch, by Gregory MacDonald Yeah, graduate students shouldn’t pose as financial experts.  We’re generally living grant to mouth.  After the gravity of la...

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