It’s perhaps the most common assumption made: tell a Westerner you are working in China and the response will be "Oh, teaching?" In many cases it will be the right
JIM Boyce granted me an interview in a bar at 6 p.m.,in between tasting a flight of 13 liquors at 4 p.m.and getting ready for yet another interview at 8 p.m.The first thing he did was recommend I try a white bourbon.L...JIM Boyce granted me an interview in a bar at 6 p.m.,in between tasting a flight of 13 liquors at 4 p.m.and getting ready for yet another interview at 8 p.m.The first thing he did was recommend I try a white bourbon.Like they say,it’s a tough job but someone has to do it.Boyce sips and scribbles for Beijing Boyce,his nightlife blog,and Grape Wall of China,a website he runs with a host of other contributors from the wine industry.His real work is brand consulting and market research however,with a specialty in natural resources,but wine takes up much of his spare time.My sense is that for Boyce the landscape of Chinese wine seems to be many things - a national coming-of-age drama for an industry,an international cast of characters,a struggle of market forces,treasure rediscovered,and a plot begging for the emergence of heroes.That would explain why readers like his style of sharing what he’s learned,as he learns it.展开更多
FATE endowed China’s diminu-tive, landlocked province of Guizhou in its southern interior with an outsized significance to modern China. Several factors have conspired to largely shield the region from foreign eyes, ...FATE endowed China’s diminu-tive, landlocked province of Guizhou in its southern interior with an outsized significance to modern China. Several factors have conspired to largely shield the region from foreign eyes, and being one of Chi-na’s poorest provinces, it has been slow to modernize and shape its future. That is precisely what transfi xes certain kinds of travelers. The sense is that much of the region is "untouched," and展开更多
HAYDEN Opie, Sam Callaghan and Tom Lanhove are ama-teurs – amateur sportsmen that is, who are the kingpins in three clubs helping to make after-hours life in China fun and healthy. Dug in Beijing, they have re-create...HAYDEN Opie, Sam Callaghan and Tom Lanhove are ama-teurs – amateur sportsmen that is, who are the kingpins in three clubs helping to make after-hours life in China fun and healthy. Dug in Beijing, they have re-created for them-selves, and everyone else who shares their interests, a little bit of "home," whether that’s Belgium, South Africa or New Zealand. Sport takes the edge off展开更多
EVERYTHING old is new again and this is especially the case in China everything from the industrial revolution to the individual career is a renewable phenomenon. Many retired or semi-retired Westerners have pulled up...EVERYTHING old is new again and this is especially the case in China everything from the industrial revolution to the individual career is a renewable phenomenon. Many retired or semi-retired Westerners have pulled up stakes and headed here, a move that blew fresh air into their professional lives, provided a chance to do new but related work, or offered the challenge of doing something entirely different. Barry Cunningham is one American that fits this category of China-lover. The double Emmy Award-winning TV reporter and television news producer (1991 and 1996) stuck with his profession, but in other ways his whole life got its second wind.展开更多
IN an economic downturn, friends like to help out friends. In the world of international trade that means ,buying and selling where you feelat home, where a kind of brotherhood makes borders a small matter. Globalizat...IN an economic downturn, friends like to help out friends. In the world of international trade that means ,buying and selling where you feelat home, where a kind of brotherhood makes borders a small matter. Globalization means communities worldwide - ethnic and religious communities, and even just ＂communities of interest＂ - are looking forward to more trade based on whatever defines them.展开更多
WHERE the amateurs go head to head with the professionals Anna Grace seems to be proving less is indeed more,at least in China.Grace,the theatrical equivalent of a Swiss Army knife didn’t intend to get to New York! N...WHERE the amateurs go head to head with the professionals Anna Grace seems to be proving less is indeed more,at least in China.Grace,the theatrical equivalent of a Swiss Army knife didn’t intend to get to New York! New York! from Beijing!展开更多
IF you want to look at what it means to be transformed by tech-nology,what better fast-track,hothouse case to consider than China,a society that has morphed itself in an alarmingly compressed window of time.That’s wh...IF you want to look at what it means to be transformed by tech-nology,what better fast-track,hothouse case to consider than China,a society that has morphed itself in an alarmingly compressed window of time.That’s what inventor and stone sculptor Daniel Henderson concluded.展开更多
JELLY Prototype 0612 sounds like a laboratory experiment by food scientists, but this structure may represent China’s best architectural response to the
LET’S make sure we understand each other.That,in a nutshell,is the driving ambition of interpreters,translators and editors working in China.These are the folks who are responsible for the
EXTREME textiles is a name we might associate with a carpet that can report the footsteps of an intruder or the heat of a fir e (don’t laugh; they exist!). But that’s not the sort of extreme we have in mind when dis...EXTREME textiles is a name we might associate with a carpet that can report the footsteps of an intruder or the heat of a fir e (don’t laugh; they exist!). But that’s not the sort of extreme we have in mind when discussing Chris Buckley’s work.展开更多
THERE’S a hutong brew pub in Beijing where owner and patrons drink cheerfully under Blitzkrieg-like conditions. They are making a stand on the front lines of beer culture, in the back alleys of a high profile, low-te...THERE’S a hutong brew pub in Beijing where owner and patrons drink cheerfully under Blitzkrieg-like conditions. They are making a stand on the front lines of beer culture, in the back alleys of a high profile, low-tech hutong heritage neighborhood. The Great Leap展开更多
IT is never more inconvenient to fall ill than in a foreign country. It can feel a bit like having a medical emergency in a public place-lying helpless while someone yells,
THIS column has been exploring what people come to China to do,and the unique perspectives they get on this rapidly developing country as a result of their work and passions. Much less has been said about the families...THIS column has been exploring what people come to China to do,and the unique perspectives they get on this rapidly developing country as a result of their work and passions. Much less has been said about the families that come with them. In Beijing,25 percent of all expats are estimated to be families with children,展开更多
SKIPPING the bit where you spend years paying your dues, two young Western women with good enough credentials find themselves cresting the waves of China’s media ambitions.
ALEX Pearson bound a com-munity of bookworms. Every March in China thousands of people who def ine them-selves as avid readers surrender two weeks of their spare time – weekends,
The movement, the slogan, the movie ... but the best is yet to come.THE term Gung Ho, Chinese for "working and working together," entered the English language as a description of wholehearted dedication to a
IF the term had been coined here, the "cat walk" of the West would have been a "dog walk" in the Middle Kingdom. The Chinese are "putting on the dog," but the old expression for dressing ...IF the term had been coined here, the "cat walk" of the West would have been a "dog walk" in the Middle Kingdom. The Chinese are "putting on the dog," but the old expression for dressing up in展开更多
WHETHER you are nostalgic for your own culture or keen to experience another, food,it seems,is the sensual conduit to the comforts of home or to irresistible adventures abroad.Two Beijing-based culinary entrepreneurs ...WHETHER you are nostalgic for your own culture or keen to experience another, food,it seems,is the sensual conduit to the comforts of home or to irresistible adventures abroad.Two Beijing-based culinary entrepreneurs are remarkable just for their longevity in the art of providing taste bud tours.展开更多
文摘It’s perhaps the most common assumption made: tell a Westerner you are working in China and the response will be "Oh, teaching?" In many cases it will be the right
文摘JIM Boyce granted me an interview in a bar at 6 p.m.,in between tasting a flight of 13 liquors at 4 p.m.and getting ready for yet another interview at 8 p.m.The first thing he did was recommend I try a white bourbon.Like they say,it’s a tough job but someone has to do it.Boyce sips and scribbles for Beijing Boyce,his nightlife blog,and Grape Wall of China,a website he runs with a host of other contributors from the wine industry.His real work is brand consulting and market research however,with a specialty in natural resources,but wine takes up much of his spare time.My sense is that for Boyce the landscape of Chinese wine seems to be many things - a national coming-of-age drama for an industry,an international cast of characters,a struggle of market forces,treasure rediscovered,and a plot begging for the emergence of heroes.That would explain why readers like his style of sharing what he’s learned,as he learns it.
文摘FATE endowed China’s diminu-tive, landlocked province of Guizhou in its southern interior with an outsized significance to modern China. Several factors have conspired to largely shield the region from foreign eyes, and being one of Chi-na’s poorest provinces, it has been slow to modernize and shape its future. That is precisely what transfi xes certain kinds of travelers. The sense is that much of the region is "untouched," and
文摘HAYDEN Opie, Sam Callaghan and Tom Lanhove are ama-teurs – amateur sportsmen that is, who are the kingpins in three clubs helping to make after-hours life in China fun and healthy. Dug in Beijing, they have re-created for them-selves, and everyone else who shares their interests, a little bit of "home," whether that’s Belgium, South Africa or New Zealand. Sport takes the edge off
文摘EVERYTHING old is new again and this is especially the case in China everything from the industrial revolution to the individual career is a renewable phenomenon. Many retired or semi-retired Westerners have pulled up stakes and headed here, a move that blew fresh air into their professional lives, provided a chance to do new but related work, or offered the challenge of doing something entirely different. Barry Cunningham is one American that fits this category of China-lover. The double Emmy Award-winning TV reporter and television news producer (1991 and 1996) stuck with his profession, but in other ways his whole life got its second wind.
文摘IN an economic downturn, friends like to help out friends. In the world of international trade that means ,buying and selling where you feelat home, where a kind of brotherhood makes borders a small matter. Globalization means communities worldwide - ethnic and religious communities, and even just ＂communities of interest＂ - are looking forward to more trade based on whatever defines them.
文摘WHERE the amateurs go head to head with the professionals Anna Grace seems to be proving less is indeed more,at least in China.Grace,the theatrical equivalent of a Swiss Army knife didn’t intend to get to New York! New York! from Beijing!
文摘IF you want to look at what it means to be transformed by tech-nology,what better fast-track,hothouse case to consider than China,a society that has morphed itself in an alarmingly compressed window of time.That’s what inventor and stone sculptor Daniel Henderson concluded.
文摘JELLY Prototype 0612 sounds like a laboratory experiment by food scientists, but this structure may represent China’s best architectural response to the
文摘LET’S make sure we understand each other.That,in a nutshell,is the driving ambition of interpreters,translators and editors working in China.These are the folks who are responsible for the
文摘EXTREME textiles is a name we might associate with a carpet that can report the footsteps of an intruder or the heat of a fir e (don’t laugh; they exist!). But that’s not the sort of extreme we have in mind when discussing Chris Buckley’s work.
文摘THERE’S a hutong brew pub in Beijing where owner and patrons drink cheerfully under Blitzkrieg-like conditions. They are making a stand on the front lines of beer culture, in the back alleys of a high profile, low-tech hutong heritage neighborhood. The Great Leap
文摘IT is never more inconvenient to fall ill than in a foreign country. It can feel a bit like having a medical emergency in a public place-lying helpless while someone yells,
文摘THIS column has been exploring what people come to China to do,and the unique perspectives they get on this rapidly developing country as a result of their work and passions. Much less has been said about the families that come with them. In Beijing,25 percent of all expats are estimated to be families with children,
文摘SKIPPING the bit where you spend years paying your dues, two young Western women with good enough credentials find themselves cresting the waves of China’s media ambitions.
文摘ALEX Pearson bound a com-munity of bookworms. Every March in China thousands of people who def ine them-selves as avid readers surrender two weeks of their spare time – weekends,
文摘The movement, the slogan, the movie ... but the best is yet to come.THE term Gung Ho, Chinese for "working and working together," entered the English language as a description of wholehearted dedication to a
文摘IF the term had been coined here, the "cat walk" of the West would have been a "dog walk" in the Middle Kingdom. The Chinese are "putting on the dog," but the old expression for dressing up in
文摘WHETHER you are nostalgic for your own culture or keen to experience another, food,it seems,is the sensual conduit to the comforts of home or to irresistible adventures abroad.Two Beijing-based culinary entrepreneurs are remarkable just for their longevity in the art of providing taste bud tours.
