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Another kind of cultural revolution is underway in China
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

When the French movie, The Slipper and The Rose, was first released 30 years ago, it caused controversy in China. The movie poster showed the two lead characters kissing. The poster was deemed “vulgar” and removed from China’s ...

Why China’s tallest people are in Gansu
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

The Chinese are walking tall, and nowhere more so than in Gansu’s Yongdeng County where they reach 5.8 metres. About 4 metres of that is thanks to the wearing of stilts. (The average Chinese male is 1.77 metres, according to Alvanon, a ...

The over-eighties triumph yet again in China’s national science awards
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

Reality shows now dominate much of our television schedules. They often double up as talent shows too, in which contestants warble and dance their way into a brief burst in the limelight. Youthful good looks usually trump intellect and experience ...

The counterfeit culture

Why 2008 was the year of the Shanzhai, or fake
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

It should come as little – or, in fact, no – surprise that China should originate an entire movement celebrating fakery. China has long enjoyed a reputation for counterfeited goods – indeed many visitors to Hong Kong relish the idea of ...

Welcome to China’s city of bathing

Bath house town looks to clean up
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

As far as rebranding efforts go, Maanshan’s announcement that it would like to be known forthwith as China’s “City of Bathing” has been both a success and a disappointment. The city, in the eastern province of Anhui, has pushed itself ...

Cowed or bullish?

What does the Year of the Ox hold for China, Obama and the economy?
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

China’s Lunar New Year is traditionally celebrated with jiaozi – boiled dumplings – and enough fireworks to make the Fourth of July look like a pyrotechnic pygmy. This year was no different. Despite the grim economy, firework sales were ...

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