Saying of the Week: Smile in Fountains of Booze
含笑酒泉 (hánxiào jiǔquán) smile in fountains of booze Play on the idiom “die happy,” literally “pass...
by Anne Henochowicz | Jun 11, 2014
含笑酒泉 (hánxiào jiǔquán) smile in fountains of booze Play on the idiom “die happy,” literally “pass...
by Scott Greene | Jun 4, 2013
As China prepares to construct its own space laboratory next year, a crew of three Chinese astronauts is preparing to blast off in the Shenzhou X spacecraft for a preliminary mission this month. From the South China Morning...
by Anne Henochowicz | Jul 9, 2012
Conquer Space, Suppress the Cosmos 征服太空 镇压宇宙 Nothing is impossible 没有不可能完成的任务 Attend...
by Scott Greene | Jun 29, 2012
The Shenzhou 9 capsule touched down in Inner Mongolia just after 10 a.m. local time on Friday, successfully completing a mission that saw China dock its first manned spacecraft since 2008 with the help of the country’s...
by Melissa M. Chan | Jun 19, 2012
As China launched and successfully docked it’s first manned spaceship since 2008, the country’s first female astronaut, Liu Yang, joined two other astronauts to carry out their first manned docking mission. The New York Times...
by Anne Henochowicz | Jun 18, 2012
As of June 18, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...