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.

‘Thousand-hand Bodhisattva’ sued for infringement – Coldness Kwan

From China Daily: “Thousand-hand Bodhisattva(ÂçÉÊâãËßÇÈü≥)”, a dance show performed by 21 deaf-mute artists from the China Art Troupe of Disabled Persons, has enjoyed critical acclaim from audiences both at home and abroad ever since going on tour following its thrilling debut on the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala Show, but is currently being sued for […]

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Chinese government to go to work on improving tourist behavior – Shanghaiist

From Shanghaiist: A report on Yahoo! China got our attention because of it’s uh, attention-grabbing headline: ‰∏≠ÂõΩÊ∏∏ÂƢʵ∑§ñ‰∏çÊñáÊòéË°å‰∏∫ÈúáÂä®È´ò层 (“The uncivilized behavior of Chinese tourists abroad shocks the upper levels of government”). The central government’s “Civilization Bureau” recently ran an internet survey and just published the results (in Chinese) a little over a week ago. This includes […]

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Photo series: Top 10 Outrageous Remarks

From Kimy8.com: Q: Why did 18,000 family members of Guangzhou subway staff get free ride? A: Lu Guanglin, the general manager of Guangzhou Subway Company: “As part of anti-terrorism work.” He Zuoxiu, Chinese physicist: “The reason why China can not avoid the coal mine fatalities is because Chinese people are too poor… Who brought you […]

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photo series: masses of 1966

From CRI Online: In the Mao era, 1966 was the year that the CCP launched Cultural Revolution. The Red Guards were threatening China for ten years by overtaking the power, which drove China into a severe chaos.

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Beijing’s penis emporium – Andrew Harding

From BBC News: The dish in front of me is grey and shiny. “Russian dog,” says my waitress Nancy. “Big dog,” I reply. “Yes,” she says. “Big dog’s penis…” We are in a cosy restaurant in a dark street in Beijing but my appetite seems to have gone for a stroll outside. Nancy has brought […]

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