Blog Captures China’s Fancy – Ellen Lee

From San Francisco Chronicle:

On the surface, Xu Jinglei’s blog may seem run of the mill, one of the millions of online diaries that have permeated the Internet in recent years. She coos over her cats, complains about feeling cranky and dishes about her social life.

But while most personal blogs attract a handful of faithful readers, Xu Jinglei draws tens of millions regularly. She may not be well known in the United States yet, and only Chinese readers can understand her blog, but Xu, a popular actress and director in China, is making waves on the Web. [Full Text]

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