Here is something interesting I found on Youtube. For all the talk about China spreading propaganda and indoctrinating their children - you know teaching children about the greatness of their nation, their leader, their history ... about the importance of social harmony ... instilling hope for a better future - does the U.S. really look that different? … [Read more...] about Mmm, mmm, mm … Barack Hussein Obama!
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(Letter from btbr403) Translation:Can you provide an example to refute this senior fellow?
admin's note. The following is a blog post from 多维博客(h/t to Snow). Besides re-posting an article originally published on the Study Times (a weekly publication of the CCP's Central Party School) in 2008, it drew a vigorous debate among Chinese with nearly 300 comments (I hope that someone could translate them too), many of them are interesting. Although we posted the Chinese … [Read more...] about (Letter from btbr403) Translation:Can you provide an example to refute this senior fellow?
That which connects panda and ancient Chinese musicians, plus the morin khurr
Panda loves bamboo, and so did ancient Chinese musicians. Here is an image of a ceramic xiao (箫) player excavated from an Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) tomb in Sichuan province (also home to pandas). The dizi (笛子) is held horizontally. Both are made of bamboo. What do you get when you add the Mongolian morin khurr to the mix? Here is a composition involving these … [Read more...] about That which connects panda and ancient Chinese musicians, plus the morin khurr
Donald Gallinger: "Memoirs of China"
Donald Gallinger was an English high school teacher in New Jersey who spent September 2004 through July 2005 in China with his wife. He kept a meticulous journal which is the basis for his "Memoirs of China." Imagine an intelligent and eloquent American from the Midwest who has no exposure to China is suddenly plucked from his home and planted inside China. This was … [Read more...] about Donald Gallinger: "Memoirs of China"
Opinion:On Dalai Lama’s Upcoming Visit to Taiwan
Dalai Lama is set to visit Taiwan next week. The Dalai Lama has been invited a group of local DPP officials representing several southern counties - where DPP support is especially strong. The Dalai Lama has visited Taiwan twice, once in 1997 and 2001. However, soon after Ma took office on a platform promising to amend ties with the Mainland, a request for the Dalai Lama to … [Read more...] about Opinion:On Dalai Lama’s Upcoming Visit to Taiwan