Sophia Cao

Sophia Cao is an undergraduate business student at Baruch College in New York. She is interested in Chinese culture and contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on multimedia.

What If Beijing’s Rivers Ran Clear? – Dongting Lu

From Chinadialogue: Dongting Lu(ÂêïÊ¥ûÂ∫≠), a reporter from Beijing, writes in his article that “Beijing’s waterways suffer from severe pollution. But even if they did not, the residents of the capital might present an even greater threat.” At some of Beijing’s beauty spots, you can still find fresh, clear water flowing from underground springs: water which […]

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Tibet Railway Helps Boost Tourist Numbers by 15% – Xinhua

From Xinhua via China Daily: Since the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway on July 1 last year, Tibet has witnessed a rapid growth in tourism. In the first quarter of this year, it received 116,000 visitors, up 15.8 percent on the same period last year, the Tibet regional tourism bureau said. Tourism income during the […]

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China Uses Chips in Dog Crackdown – BBC News

From BBC News: The Chinese authorities in an area of Beijing have begun implanting digital chips into dogs in a bid to cut down on the number of unregistered dogs. Chips the size of a rice grain are being injected into the necks of dogs in a pilot project in the Xicheng district, Xinhua news […]

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Slogans with Chinese Characteristics – Banyue

From Danwei blog: In China, you will see slogans every day and everywhere. Not only is this a tradition with a long history, it is a trend that has remained popular, particularly in the red and crazy 1950s – 1970s…. ÊôÆÂèä‰∏ÄËÉéÔºåÊéßÂà∂‰∫åËÉéÔºåÊ∂àÁÅ≠‰∏âËÉé„ÄÇ Popularize the first child, control the second child, exterminate the third child. This is […]

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Liu Qi on civic responsibility – Joel Martinsen

From Danwei: Danwei blog translated and carried an article named “Seventeen Hates” from Southern Weekly written by Liu Qi (ÂàòÈΩê) who is a columnist in Beijing. Seventeen hates 1. The building management is active in fee collection but slack in light-bulb changing. At night, in the corridors, property owners say “let there be light” but […]

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