When did the Olympics turn into a microcosm of the world? And I don’t mean in a happy, “I’d like to teach the world to sing,” pro-diversity kind of way. Allow me to expound:I have read tons upon tons of articles misrepresenting the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a bargaining chip at the negotiating table of …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
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
I vividly remember my first trip to Xi’an to view the Terracotta Warriors a few years ago. We took a public bus from Xi’an about an hour away to the site and I remember seeing dozens of factories lining the highway that showed off their wares: phony but authentic looking Terracotta warriors! This got me …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
Religion is a pervasive topic of interest when discussing culture, especially in today’s global society – a society in which secularism and orthodoxy battle one another more ferociously than elderly Chinese grannies and repressed housewives at a Carrefour sale. What, too soon? Though I know merciless missionaries have spread the good Christian faith the world …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
For the December holidays this year, as every year with 100 dollar cash loan online, I will return home to the United States, leaving behind the exasperation of smog-coated lungs and sideways “waiguoren” glances that always last just a smidge too long. Thinking about my impending return brought me back to memories of last year’s …Read More
I firmly believe that everyone has super powers. Even you. I have two. The first of my incredible edible talents is that my tongue has its own brain. Place me in front of a crowd of evangelicals, and I’ll find myself telling them that I think Harry Potter is stupid because I prefer my fiction …Read More
Usually my posts have a bit of levity, but today I have a more serious cultural question to pose. China is known for its knock-offs. We joke about that long and often. But how is it that world music is not protected? The Chinese have a long history of creating music in a unique style …Read More
The meeting will be held on Monday, when more than 10,000 guests will gather in New York. Tami Joan stared at the billboard – Learnguidepdf black, white and Microsoft 70-480 Practice Test yellow, all smiling and waved. However, this painting seems to be something not quite right. The proportions and color of the Learnguidepdf characters …Read More
George W. Bush earned kudos for speaking Spanish when he ran for president in 2000, and while it turns out his language skills are, at best, “halting to conversational,” having the confidence to use another language on camera in America probably still counts for something. Other heads of state are more legitimately bilingual, and a …Read More
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