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Imagine this blogger’s delight when his news feed picked up an article entitled “China’s stress on “harmony” keeps tight lid on religion.” After all, a solid 25% of the posts on this blog have concerned Chinese religion... ...full story at Shanghai Scrap

from Shanghai Scrap on Sat, Aug 23 2008

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07 Mar 08 visit Religion of Pepsi  »  YouTube videoThe chinese do take their drink seriously...
21 Aug 08 visit More than just adding oil  »  CN Reviews “Add fuel?”  “Let’s go?”  “Olé! Olé! Olé?” “Come on?”   One of the quirkier news stories that has come out of the Beijing Olympics is how to translate the ubiquitous Chinese cheer 加油 (jiāyó...
13 Sep 07 visit Religion is Red…Maybe  »  Sinocidal In a shocking article in last month’s Shunthead - America’s leading rail enthusiasts journal, Kansas railroad veteran Bob “Chugger” Mancey uncovered evidence that China may have been the birthplace of religion as well as...
15 Jul 08 visit Chinabounder’s Book  »  Peking Duck The “Shanghai Sex Blogger” is back in the news thanks to a press release pimpingtouting his new book. (No, it’s not about his sexploits in Shanghai; it’s about why China “will never be great.”) In that same link,...
23 Apr 07 visit The Uber-Artiste  »  Black China Hand “I don’t accept the ways of Chinese cartoonists — most of them spend 10 or 20 years just drawing and drawing,” he said. “That’s not what I want to do. I write novels, I sing music.” A cartoon for China’s n...
20 Jun 08 visit Saying ‘Hello’ to ‘Ni Hao’  »  China Journal In a changing China, it’s the little words that count. The shift of one short and sweet phrase, “ni hao,” from a formal greeting into an all-purpose equivalent of “hi” or “hey” is a case in point. Once reserved...

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