New Research Claims China is Goat-Shaped, Not Chicken-Shaped
By FO SHOCultural Correspondent HEFEI — Accidental research by Science China Press has shattered a long-held national belief: China, long thought to be “shaped like […]
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Hong Kong’s War on Digits: No Number Left Unpainted in History-Erasing Effort
Competing factions within the Executive Council now race to “purify” public infrastructure of any dates Beijing might prefer forgotten, digging back through centuries to earn […]
So it’s come to this? Remembering the ‘New York Times’ China bureau (1852-2020)
On the 18th December, the deadline for the first J visa for the New York Times’s China bureau expires, and the world will discover if Beijing […]
Which Chinese dynasty are you?
By XI MEITEIWestern Media Correspondent Boasting nearly 5,000 aeons of history, China is a country that has been uninterruptedly ruled by several different major dynasties, […]
‘China not to blame’: China
By HU MIDiplomacy Correspondent BEIJING (China Daily Show) – China should not be blamed for something, officials today confirmed, cautioning other countries not to interfere […]
How to tell if you’re in a Chinese novel
Trapped in a world of endless classical allusion and non-stop eating? A rural backwater filled with sexual gossip and oddly colorful characters? Relax: You might […]
Know Your Chinese Holidays: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
It’s that time of the year again – the one where you get an extra day off. But what does the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival mean, exactly, and […]
So it’s come to this? Remembering the ‘New York Times’ China bureau (1852-2013)
On the 18th December, the deadline for the first J visa for the New York Times’s China bureau expires, and the world will discover if Beijing […]
China invented whoring, too, probably: archaeologist
By DA FEIJILifestyle Correspondent XIAN (China Daily Show) – Call it the ‘Fifth Invention.’ Brothels and erotic scrolls, belonging to a previously undocumented ruling dynasty, […]
Court: Bo Xilai’s wife admits guilt, penis
By XIAO DIDIPolitics Correspondent BEIJING (China Daily Show) – The endgame in the Bo Xilai case may have finally been reached, after full blame was […]