Monthly Archives: May 2009
Photo: A worker in Wenchuan County, Sichuan, mixes cement in front of a billboard advertising new government-subsidized housing, by hunxue-er
A worker in Wenchuan County, Sichuan, mixes cement in front of a billboard advertising new government-subsidized housing, by hunxue-er
Video: His Works, My History
For the Washington Post, Maureen Fan explores the history of her grandfather, a prominent architect in Shanghai, and the buildings he designed:The hi
Coal Mine Blast in Chongqing
The Times of India reports that a coal mine blast in Chongqing municipality has killed at least thirty people:101 miners were rescued, the official X
20 Years On: Memories of Tiananmen
The BBC has published memories of people affected by the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, including a politician, student demonstrators, the mother of a
In Rural China, A Bumper Crop Of New Car Owners
From Los Angeles Times: Like everybody else in his farming village, Zhan Changchun used to get around on a bicycle. This month, the 29-year-old walked
China Sends Large Group To Buy Taiwanese Goods
From AP: A group of Chinese computer and home appliance manufacturers arrived Sunday with plans to buy billions of dollars worth of goods and component
China Human Rights Lawyers Effectively Disbarred ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Jane Macartney reports for the Times Online: Chinese authorities effectively disbarred some of the country’s leading civil rights lawyers yesterday, de
Launch Issue of ‘China National Geography’ English Edition
This month saw the launch of the English edition of China National Geography (中国国家地理). Danwei has an extensive interview with editor-in-chief Yungshih