The 2011 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival has started in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. It is an annual event of ice carving on a grand scale. Here is a nice slideshow from China Daily for this year. I've also found some from prior years; here is a great collection by R Todd King from 2009. … [Read more...] about The 2011 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Archives for January 2011
龙信明 BLOG: “China, Skype, and “The End of The World as we Know It””
On December 10, 2010, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology made a very brief announcement asking citizens to report illegal use of VOIP in China. This was further elaborated later by Deputy Minister of the MIIT, Xi Guohua, where the efforts were aimed at curbing fraudulent and swindling activities involving criminals using their PC's to call regular … [Read more...] about 龙信明 BLOG: “China, Skype, and “The End of The World as we Know It””
A changing China
Occasionally I sift through photos taken by friends who had recently been to China. This is a portrait of Mr. Zhang taken by my friend Ming while in Shanghai. (The same friend whose Tiananmen photo I used in a previous post.) In his words, this is the story behind the image: … [Read more...] about A changing China
The Open CourseWare Consortium: Help Make Education Free
Project Hope is one of my favorite organizations, because it brings education to the rural poor of China. Education is the biggest social equalizer, unlocking opportunities to higher paying jobs for those who are otherwise destined for a life of destitution. At a more macro level between nation states, education is a equalizer too. In that context, there is a equalizer … [Read more...] about The Open CourseWare Consortium: Help Make Education Free
“Fragrance of Jasmine (茉莉芬芳),” a GuZheng solo (古筝独奏)
Below is another take on the “茉莉花” (“Jasmine Flower”) melody which I made a post about roughly a year ago. This time it is based on a solo on the GuZheng (古筝). (Tudou.com version here) … [Read more...] about “Fragrance of Jasmine (茉莉芬芳),” a GuZheng solo (古筝独奏)