– With Spring Festival just a couple weeks away, time to remind any first-time Laowai to be careful as they venture out in what must be the world’s largest annual mass-migration. Despite being one of the larger stories on Chinese-language news channels, little has been mentioned externally about an accident in Wuhu, Anhui, on January 13, … Read More »
– We return to the expressive photography of Shelby Karns for this weeks Photo of the Week. With Spring Festival only a couple weeks away, I thought this shot might be a good reminder for all of us to find some cottonwads before it’s too late. Every week we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise … Read More »
– Just a little over a week ago reports came out about a man, Wei Wenhua, being beaten to death by hired city official “enforcers” in the city of Tianmen, Hubei. Wei had stopped near a clash between city officials and locals who were protesting the dumping of garbage by their homes. When Wei attempted to … Read More »
– One of the first things ever said to me about Chinese zoos was from an English friend of mine shortly after I first arrived in China. He explained that before I head to any of China’s various “zoo”-like establishments I need to understand that in a country where [*hr*] are limited, don’t expect to see … Read More »
– When I got an e-mail a few months back from book publisher DK to see if I was interested in reviewing their new book, “China: People Place Culture History“, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had, wrongly, assumed that the book would simply be a token collection of pages about … Read More »
– Happy New Year – the Hao Hao Report is back! Thanks for everyone’s patience while I wrestled with getting this back up and running. The problem was one part server-side slowness, and one part me being on holidays – a recipe that made getting the server transfered to its new home a bit of a … Read More »
– The final Photo of the Week of 2007 comes from photographer Tom Saunders. As I’m in Canada right now celebrating NYE, I’m somewhat inclined to go out in a rye-induced graffiti binge spreading these numbers across the True North Strong and Free. Every week we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy photo here. … Read More »
– Hey all, I’m technically on holidays, so please excuse the lame posting schedule and sorry to finally break the silence with the craptastic news the the Hao Hao Report is currently down. The site is in the middle of switching servers, and breaking myself away from seeing friends and family I’ve not seen for a … Read More »
– Today marks 70 years since the imperialist Japanese army entered Nanjing, then capital of China, and began one of the most brutal massacres of the 20th century and has led to harsh friction between the two countries in the years since. I’ve always liked history, in a purely sofa sort of way. Back when my … Read More »
– Tired of sending the folks from home some tacky Chinese souvenir for Christmas? Why not send them something that makes a difference? The Library Project has created some nice gift cards to help raise funds and awareness for their excellent cause – building libraries and donating books to under-funded schools and orphanages in China and … Read More »
– Our Photo of the Week is a beautiful shot of the very picturesque Jiuzhai Valley (ä¹å¯¨æ²Ÿ) in Sichuan. The photo is one of a collection of equally beautiful images by Ben Kong. Every week we’ll feature a funny, interesting or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good … Read More »
– Several times recently I’ve been out at restaurants that I’ve been to frequently, only to discover they’ve been ripping me off for ages. The trick is a smooth one and I can only blame my unfailing trust in humanity for allowing it to happen. The scam? The Laowai Menu. Living in a tourism-supported city like … Read More »
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