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.

Music Series: Gao Qi’s “Now If I …”

Gao Qi (È´òÊóó), born in 1968 in Beijing, grew up in a musical family. He founded “Overload Band(Ë∂ÖËΩΩ‰πêÈòü)” in 1991 and became the lead singer and main songwriter. Besides music, Gao is also good at writing, which helps his touching and meaningful lyrics. Gao’s “Overload Band ” impresses people a lot, especially young people. His […]

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Students slough off barriers to become masseurs – Guo Qiang

From China Daily: Some recent university graduates who have had trouble finding a job have resorted to working in bath centers as masseurs. The Beijing News reported on Monday that 5,000 students applied for jobs in this service sector. And 40 percent of those applicants were willing to be workers who rub the backs of […]

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At least 47 coal miners trapped in 3 accidents – Xinhua

From Xinhua via China Daily: At least 47 miners are trapped below ground in Chinese coal pits after three separate accidents happened all on the same day. Rescuers said at least two miners were trapped in the most recent accident, which occurred in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province at around 8:00 p.m. on Monday when a […]

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Posthumous fame attracts followers – Raymond Zhou

From Raymond Zhou blog: This week marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Wang Xiaobo ÁéãÂ∞èÊ≥¢. As in a Mark Twain tale, Wang’s death occurred at exactly the point when his writing career was poised for liftoff. It is ironic that in his lifetime he had difficulty getting his books published, while, since his […]

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