A new hotpot restaurant in Chongqing that named itself after the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12 has been shut down by authorities after a huge public outcry. The Chinese characters used in the name of the restaurant "512震宗锅" (or "512 Quake Pot")... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Sat, Jun 07 2008
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