Confiscated Maps and the Fetishization of Legitimacy
The Los Angeles Times’ Julie Makinen reports apparent growth in the seizure of books and...
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Six Shot Dead in Xinjiang; Urumqi Veil Ban Approved
Xinjiang government news portal Tianshan Net reported [Chinese] that police shot and killed six...
Round-Trip Through Customs Converts Chinese-Made Furniture to “Imported”
Shanghai Daily reports an ingenious but foiled scheme to boost prices of domestically-made furniture: taking it through customs and immediately “reimporting” it, so it can be sold as premium, imported goods. Some...
Photos: 550,000 “Money God” Worshipers Crowd the Guiyuan Temple (归元寺) in Wuhan
The following photos are from Netease.com.cn: In the early morning of Feb. 18, 2010, a large crowd of tourists came in to the Guiyuan Temple (归元寺), Wuhan to light incense as part of a ceremony to worship the “Money...
Feng Zhenghu at Narita Airport (Updated)
Oiwan Lam from Global Voices has translated updates from Feng Zhenghu, an activist who has been living in Japan’s Narita Airport for nearly three weeks after the Chinese government refused him re-entry. Feng has been...
China Activist ‘in Airport Limbo’ (Updated)
A Chinese activist, Feng Zhenghu, has spent the past nine days in Tokyo’s Narita Airport because the Chinese government has refused to allow him to enter the country. From BBC: Mr Feng emigrated to Japan a number of years...
Tilting at the Customs Administration over Confiscated Books
Danwei introduces and translates an article from Southern Weekly about a professor suing the Guangzhou Customs Office over the seizure of books he was bringing back from Hong Kong: Most of the books that Feng Chongyi had...
Grand Ritual Held to Commemorate Yellow Emperor – Zhang Rui
From China.org: A grand ritual, the largest since 1949, was held in China’s Shaanxi Province yesterday to commemorate the Yellow Emperor, believed by many to be the ancestor of modern Chinese people. …The Yellow Emperor, known as Huang Di (ȪÑÂ∏ù), who lived more than 4,000 years ago, is believed to be a great sovereign and […]
Cultural Treasures: Zhuazhou － CRI
From CRI via China.org: Zhuazhou(ÊäìÂë®) is regarded as one of the most important customs on a child’s first birthday. When a family has a child, the family members want to know what the child will be when he or she grows up. Parents place an assortment of articles in front of their child to choose […]
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