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.

Police’s blog tells real crime stories – Reuters

From Reuters via China Daily: Crime stories, personal anecdotes and action snaps have propelled “China’s first police blog” firmly into the mainstream, the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper reported on Friday. The blog, posted by police in China’s northern Hebei province, has generated 860,000 hits and leapt into the top 500 most popular blogs on major […]

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Stars and communism meet at Shanghai Film Festival – Reuters

From Reuters via Scotsman: The 9th Shanghai International Film Festival opened on Saturday, drawing Hollywood stars to China’s financial capital as the country’s cultural life begins to catch up with its economic boom. Seventeen films will vie for the Golden Goblet, the festival’s top prize. Among those on the shortlist are two Chinese offerings, “The […]

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Village: Chinese River Filthy Before Spill – Alexa Olesen

From Guardian Unlimited: Chinese authorities rushed to soak up a toxic coal tar spill in a river Saturday before it reached a city reservoir downstream, but villagers said the water has been filthy and undrinkable for years. About 10,000 people were helping authorities use straw mats, cotton quilts and other materials to soak up 60 […]

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The World will help preserve the Great Wall – China News

From China News: The Great Wall of China was chosen as one of the “seven endangered wonders in the world” by the western media, and there can be no delay for the protection of the Great Wall. Recently, a fund-raising campaign called “Protect the Great Wall, Love our Home” was held at the Shanhai Pass, […]

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China’s “red revolution” primary school – China News

From China News: Henan Province‘s Zhengzhou City has a “Red” elementary school, which requires the student to recite “Chairman Mao’s Quotations“, to stand guard with the red tassel gun, and to plant farm crops like sunflowers and corns within the school. However, this proud Headmaster met with intense opposition from the outside world. Protestors said […]

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