Once more into the breach for China’s Republican opus The Chinese Republic period(1912-1949)was undoubtedly a high point for modern Chinese literature.The country was growing amidst unprecedented upheavals;it was a t...Once more into the breach for China’s Republican opus The Chinese Republic period(1912-1949)was undoubtedly a high point for modern Chinese literature.The country was growing amidst unprecedented upheavals;it was a time of dissent,new thinking,and in literary terms there was a widespread attempt to identify China for what it was and carve out a path展开更多
In a drinking culture dominated by baijiu banquets and tepid lagers,growing numbers of young Chinese are saying ganbeito craft beer.International conglomerates thirst for a share of this market,but independent Local b...In a drinking culture dominated by baijiu banquets and tepid lagers,growing numbers of young Chinese are saying ganbeito craft beer.International conglomerates thirst for a share of this market,but independent Local brewers aren't leaving without a展开更多
Eileen Chang tells immortal stories of desire and danger in Lust,Caution不朽的爱怨情仇:张爱玲《色戒》及其他Such is the poise of Eileen Chang’s writing that it is easy to spend much of your time reading her,muttering ...Eileen Chang tells immortal stories of desire and danger in Lust,Caution不朽的爱怨情仇:张爱玲《色戒》及其他Such is the poise of Eileen Chang’s writing that it is easy to spend much of your time reading her,muttering to yourself,'She can’t have only been 24when she wrote this.She just can’t.'But,of course,she was,and her place as one of the展开更多
Despite all the bans,unofficial disapproval,and general unpleasantness surrounding the game,golf is trying its level best to compete in the leisure market.Will it be another casualty of the anti-corruption campaign or...Despite all the bans,unofficial disapproval,and general unpleasantness surrounding the game,golf is trying its level best to compete in the leisure market.Will it be another casualty of the anti-corruption campaign or will its inclusion in the Olympics birth a Chinese golf star?展开更多
A look at musings from Arthur Henderson Smith’s Chinese Characteristics与中国结下半个世纪的情缘,美国传教士明恩溥的笔下有抱怨也有欣赏。他总结的《中国人的性格》你同意吗?In the 1930s,Shanghai businessman Tony Keswick wo...A look at musings from Arthur Henderson Smith’s Chinese Characteristics与中国结下半个世纪的情缘,美国传教士明恩溥的笔下有抱怨也有欣赏。他总结的《中国人的性格》你同意吗?In the 1930s,Shanghai businessman Tony Keswick would leave a large leather-bound book on his desk entitled,Everything I Know About China.Curious visitors would open the book to find nothing but 200blank pages.Unlike so many foreigners,Keswick。展开更多
Inside the mind of Mai Fia’s Decoded现实与梦呓交织成天才的世界:读麦家的谍战经典《解密》Mai Jai(麦家)’s genre-bending debut novel,Decoded is a page turner;often brilliant,sometimes confused,but always daring.It leaps...Inside the mind of Mai Fia’s Decoded现实与梦呓交织成天才的世界:读麦家的谍战经典《解密》Mai Jai(麦家)’s genre-bending debut novel,Decoded is a page turner;often brilliant,sometimes confused,but always daring.It leaps between being historical saga,metafiction,magical realism,and postmodernism,all while being a literary spy thriller.Often,it feels like Mai is trying to do too much(as is common in a debut),and展开更多
As the name suggests, Cao Baoping's latest film The Dead End doesn't deliver you to a wholesome, feel-good destination. An intriguing murder mystery, albeit with messy additions, provides more than a few gems ...As the name suggests, Cao Baoping's latest film The Dead End doesn't deliver you to a wholesome, feel-good destination. An intriguing murder mystery, albeit with messy additions, provides more than a few gems and shrieks in an unusually brutal narrative.展开更多
You can't chuck a chopstick anymore without hitting a self-styled China watcher,but how are these creatures created? Carlos Ottery looks at the curious cult of the China watcher,be they blogger,author,or perhaps j...You can't chuck a chopstick anymore without hitting a self-styled China watcher,but how are these creatures created? Carlos Ottery looks at the curious cult of the China watcher,be they blogger,author,or perhaps just a know-itall in a pub.With a little work,you too might become one of their ilk—though maybe you shouldn't.展开更多
Perhaps the most enigmatic and brilliantly crafted novel of late 19th century Chinese literature,Six Records of a Floating Life is a revealing study into the minutiae and beauty of the drama in the late Qing Dynasty t...Perhaps the most enigmatic and brilliantly crafted novel of late 19th century Chinese literature,Six Records of a Floating Life is a revealing study into the minutiae and beauty of the drama in the late Qing Dynasty that still holds true展开更多
How China is changing the world of genomics从参与人类基因图谱的绘制开始,中国在基因科技的路上越行越远,欲罢不能It took 16 years and billions of dollars,but in June,2000,to great fanfare,the then American President Bill ...How China is changing the world of genomics从参与人类基因图谱的绘制开始,中国在基因科技的路上越行越远,欲罢不能It took 16 years and billions of dollars,but in June,2000,to great fanfare,the then American President Bill Clinton and the British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced in a joint statement that the world’s largest ever collaborative biological project had been a resounding success;the Human Genome Project,a rough展开更多
I Belonged to You was released two days before October 1,China’s National Day—a day that seeks to unify the nation—and one can only hope that the film in question is not in any way representative of the country or ...I Belonged to You was released two days before October 1,China’s National Day—a day that seeks to unify the nation—and one can only hope that the film in question is not in any way representative of the country or its film industry.The picture is such a saccharine mess that it is hard to decide what is more depressing:that it was made in the first place or that it did so well at the box office.You should be careful what you wish for,but this is a film that makes you wish that展开更多
A close look at Pu Songling’s immortal short stories“写鬼写妖高人一等,刺贪刺虐入骨三分”:再读《聊斋志异》For centuries the imperial examination was the de facto method for members of any strata of Chinese society to...A close look at Pu Songling’s immortal short stories“写鬼写妖高人一等,刺贪刺虐入骨三分”:再读《聊斋志异》For centuries the imperial examination was the de facto method for members of any strata of Chinese society to join the ranks of the scholarbureaucrat class.Success in the exams,in many ways,was central to success in society.Many,failed.展开更多
"The Chinese mind usually glamorizes a poet as wearing a ‘coolie hat,’ putting his hand to the plough and standing against an idyllic hillside," writes Lin Yutang in The Gay Genius,"provided that he c..."The Chinese mind usually glamorizes a poet as wearing a ‘coolie hat,’ putting his hand to the plough and standing against an idyllic hillside," writes Lin Yutang in The Gay Genius,"provided that he can also compose good verse and beat time to it by striking the buffalo's horn, and further provided that he occasionally or even frequently gets drunk, and climbs the city wall in order to prowl in the moonlight."展开更多
Ma Huang;Ephedra Sinica Origin:Northern Ciiina Dosage:1-4 grams per day of the stems of the ephedra plant,in tea form.Purported effects:The oldest and most celebrated of Chinese medicinal herbs,records show that ma hu...Ma Huang;Ephedra Sinica Origin:Northern Ciiina Dosage:1-4 grams per day of the stems of the ephedra plant,in tea form.Purported effects:The oldest and most celebrated of Chinese medicinal herbs,records show that ma huang was prescribed by ancient Chinese physi-cians as a remedy for a variety of common ailments,including astiima,headaches and hay ffever.Its most celebrated appearance occurs during the Ming Dynasty,when guards stationed along the Great Wall were known to chew on the stems of the ma huang plant to help ffend off fatigue and increase alertness.展开更多
How Han Han’s 1988 fails to deliver“八零后”的青春已经渐渐远去,而他们曾经的代言人韩寒却似乎并未长大Anyone who has been lumbered with the moniker“Spokesperson for a Generation”has quickly found it a millstone aroun...How Han Han’s 1988 fails to deliver“八零后”的青春已经渐渐远去,而他们曾经的代言人韩寒却似乎并未长大Anyone who has been lumbered with the moniker“Spokesperson for a Generation”has quickly found it a millstone around their neck.Bob Dylan despised it;for Kurt Cobain,the weight of expectation contributed to his suicide;and Douglas Coupland was asking for trouble with his books riffing on the nature of Generation X and Generation A.展开更多
Zhou Daguan,who traveled to Cambodia over 700 years ago,was like many young explorers of his time—bold,eloquent,judgmental,and a bit of a pervert.Accompany him on his trip and laugh along with his forays into toilet ...Zhou Daguan,who traveled to Cambodia over 700 years ago,was like many young explorers of his time—bold,eloquent,judgmental,and a bit of a pervert.Accompany him on his trip and laugh along with his forays into toilet humor.展开更多
Now,if you haven’t heard the rumors,apparently China is getting rich,which is all well and good.The thing is,when a nation becomes rich they want all the accoutrements that go with it.It starts,simply,with people tur...Now,if you haven’t heard the rumors,apparently China is getting rich,which is all well and good.The thing is,when a nation becomes rich they want all the accoutrements that go with it.It starts,simply,with people turning up the heating and eating a bit more meat,and before you know it everyone is going on skiing holidays and getting their phones painted gold.But,at a certain point,mindless consumption no longer becomes enough;suddenly展开更多
Barely five foot tall,with a soft whispering voice and almost chinless to boot,Jack Ma seems to come ready formed as a caricature.Yet,as far as we know at least,the elfish Ma is the richest man in China.Due to his fou...Barely five foot tall,with a soft whispering voice and almost chinless to boot,Jack Ma seems to come ready formed as a caricature.Yet,as far as we know at least,the elfish Ma is the richest man in China.Due to his founding of one of the world’s largest internet trading companies,Alibaba,his net worth is a staggering 19.5 billion USD according to the China Rich List from Forbes,which isn’t bad going for an English teacher展开更多
We are all experts in self-curation these days—collectively struggling to look that little bit hipper,cooler,more well-informed and sensitive than we really are;we desperately strain to create that required just-so e...We are all experts in self-curation these days—collectively struggling to look that little bit hipper,cooler,more well-informed and sensitive than we really are;we desperately strain to create that required just-so effect,whether it’s the jewelry we wear,the books we(claim to)read,or the things we say;展开更多
文摘Once more into the breach for China’s Republican opus The Chinese Republic period(1912-1949)was undoubtedly a high point for modern Chinese literature.The country was growing amidst unprecedented upheavals;it was a time of dissent,new thinking,and in literary terms there was a widespread attempt to identify China for what it was and carve out a path
文摘In a drinking culture dominated by baijiu banquets and tepid lagers,growing numbers of young Chinese are saying ganbeito craft beer.International conglomerates thirst for a share of this market,but independent Local brewers aren't leaving without a
文摘Eileen Chang tells immortal stories of desire and danger in Lust,Caution不朽的爱怨情仇:张爱玲《色戒》及其他Such is the poise of Eileen Chang’s writing that it is easy to spend much of your time reading her,muttering to yourself,'She can’t have only been 24when she wrote this.She just can’t.'But,of course,she was,and her place as one of the
文摘Despite all the bans,unofficial disapproval,and general unpleasantness surrounding the game,golf is trying its level best to compete in the leisure market.Will it be another casualty of the anti-corruption campaign or will its inclusion in the Olympics birth a Chinese golf star?
文摘A look at musings from Arthur Henderson Smith’s Chinese Characteristics与中国结下半个世纪的情缘,美国传教士明恩溥的笔下有抱怨也有欣赏。他总结的《中国人的性格》你同意吗?In the 1930s,Shanghai businessman Tony Keswick would leave a large leather-bound book on his desk entitled,Everything I Know About China.Curious visitors would open the book to find nothing but 200blank pages.Unlike so many foreigners,Keswick。
文摘Inside the mind of Mai Fia’s Decoded现实与梦呓交织成天才的世界:读麦家的谍战经典《解密》Mai Jai(麦家)’s genre-bending debut novel,Decoded is a page turner;often brilliant,sometimes confused,but always daring.It leaps between being historical saga,metafiction,magical realism,and postmodernism,all while being a literary spy thriller.Often,it feels like Mai is trying to do too much(as is common in a debut),and
文摘As the name suggests, Cao Baoping's latest film The Dead End doesn't deliver you to a wholesome, feel-good destination. An intriguing murder mystery, albeit with messy additions, provides more than a few gems and shrieks in an unusually brutal narrative.
文摘You can't chuck a chopstick anymore without hitting a self-styled China watcher,but how are these creatures created? Carlos Ottery looks at the curious cult of the China watcher,be they blogger,author,or perhaps just a know-itall in a pub.With a little work,you too might become one of their ilk—though maybe you shouldn't.
文摘Perhaps the most enigmatic and brilliantly crafted novel of late 19th century Chinese literature,Six Records of a Floating Life is a revealing study into the minutiae and beauty of the drama in the late Qing Dynasty that still holds true
文摘How China is changing the world of genomics从参与人类基因图谱的绘制开始,中国在基因科技的路上越行越远,欲罢不能It took 16 years and billions of dollars,but in June,2000,to great fanfare,the then American President Bill Clinton and the British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced in a joint statement that the world’s largest ever collaborative biological project had been a resounding success;the Human Genome Project,a rough
文摘I Belonged to You was released two days before October 1,China’s National Day—a day that seeks to unify the nation—and one can only hope that the film in question is not in any way representative of the country or its film industry.The picture is such a saccharine mess that it is hard to decide what is more depressing:that it was made in the first place or that it did so well at the box office.You should be careful what you wish for,but this is a film that makes you wish that
文摘A close look at Pu Songling’s immortal short stories“写鬼写妖高人一等,刺贪刺虐入骨三分”:再读《聊斋志异》For centuries the imperial examination was the de facto method for members of any strata of Chinese society to join the ranks of the scholarbureaucrat class.Success in the exams,in many ways,was central to success in society.Many,failed.
文摘"The Chinese mind usually glamorizes a poet as wearing a ‘coolie hat,’ putting his hand to the plough and standing against an idyllic hillside," writes Lin Yutang in The Gay Genius,"provided that he can also compose good verse and beat time to it by striking the buffalo's horn, and further provided that he occasionally or even frequently gets drunk, and climbs the city wall in order to prowl in the moonlight."
文摘Ma Huang;Ephedra Sinica Origin:Northern Ciiina Dosage:1-4 grams per day of the stems of the ephedra plant,in tea form.Purported effects:The oldest and most celebrated of Chinese medicinal herbs,records show that ma huang was prescribed by ancient Chinese physi-cians as a remedy for a variety of common ailments,including astiima,headaches and hay ffever.Its most celebrated appearance occurs during the Ming Dynasty,when guards stationed along the Great Wall were known to chew on the stems of the ma huang plant to help ffend off fatigue and increase alertness.
文摘How Han Han’s 1988 fails to deliver“八零后”的青春已经渐渐远去,而他们曾经的代言人韩寒却似乎并未长大Anyone who has been lumbered with the moniker“Spokesperson for a Generation”has quickly found it a millstone around their neck.Bob Dylan despised it;for Kurt Cobain,the weight of expectation contributed to his suicide;and Douglas Coupland was asking for trouble with his books riffing on the nature of Generation X and Generation A.
文摘Zhou Daguan,who traveled to Cambodia over 700 years ago,was like many young explorers of his time—bold,eloquent,judgmental,and a bit of a pervert.Accompany him on his trip and laugh along with his forays into toilet humor.
文摘Now,if you haven’t heard the rumors,apparently China is getting rich,which is all well and good.The thing is,when a nation becomes rich they want all the accoutrements that go with it.It starts,simply,with people turning up the heating and eating a bit more meat,and before you know it everyone is going on skiing holidays and getting their phones painted gold.But,at a certain point,mindless consumption no longer becomes enough;suddenly
文摘Barely five foot tall,with a soft whispering voice and almost chinless to boot,Jack Ma seems to come ready formed as a caricature.Yet,as far as we know at least,the elfish Ma is the richest man in China.Due to his founding of one of the world’s largest internet trading companies,Alibaba,his net worth is a staggering 19.5 billion USD according to the China Rich List from Forbes,which isn’t bad going for an English teacher
文摘We are all experts in self-curation these days—collectively struggling to look that little bit hipper,cooler,more well-informed and sensitive than we really are;we desperately strain to create that required just-so effect,whether it’s the jewelry we wear,the books we(claim to)read,or the things we say;
