How Many “Golden Holidays” Do We Have In China?

October 1st is our National Day and we will have a one-week holiday from October 1st to 7th. Along with the one-week holidays for the Labor Day ( May 1st–May 7th), we call them “Golden Holidays”. The golden-holiday policy began from 1999, when China was undergoing a long period of deflation and insufficient domestic demand. [...]

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Happy Mid-Autumn Day!

Every August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Day, a festival  for reunion because the moon is the fullest at that night in the month.   People eat mooncakes and fruit on that day, and family member go back home for a dinner together.
I never forget how we spent the mid-autumn day when [...]

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Poison + Toothpaste == Poisonous Toothpaste?

I wrote this several days ago but only finished it today.  Do share your views with me, buddies…
 
 
 There barely seems to be any correlation between the two. But what will you do if there is?
 
Chinese toothpaste producers must be having a hard time recently.  Several claims on safety of the products originated from China have [...]

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Modern Slaves: Another Emblem For Shanxi Province

Thinking of Shanxi, what emerges before your eyes may be inexhaustible coal, numerous coal mines big or small, clever merchants, and traditional courtyards. These have somehow become the symbols of the province. However, the recent disclosure of the appalling facts about illegal exploitation of workers by some local brickkilns has disgraced the whole province.
 
An avalanche [...]

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The Sweltering Weather and The Entrance Exam

It is scorchingly hot in Beijing these days. It was said the highest temperature yesterday reached 37 celsius degrees, and, according to the forecast,the unbearable heat will be hanging over the city the rest of the week. It is really a Job’s news for all the students who will take the entrance exam these days [...]

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China’s Eight-Year Housing Reform: A Black Humour?

Many guys may enumerate many drawbacks living in Beijing: air pollution, traffic jam, sandstorms…and the high living costs here. The other day I chatted with a friend, the young guy felt upset and complained,” Oh, my god! My apartment is going farther and farther away from me now…When can I own one of my own?”
He [...]

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Happy Mid-Autumn Day!

When you are alone, there’s one moon in the sky, the other in your heart;
When you fall in love, there’s one moon in your heart, the other in your lover’s;
When you are married, there’s one moon in your heart, the other in your beloved’s;
There is one Moon in the world, yet you have two when [...]

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