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Beijing Scene, Volume 5, Issue 25, September 10 - 16



 

COVER STORY: PAPER TIGERS
by Geremie R. Barme
China's State-run press has become dramatically more dynamic since the dark days of the (1966-76) Cultural Revolution, when Chinese newspaper editors did everything they could to keep readers from knowing too much...

Zhao Le : September 10 - 16, 1999
BEIJING'S BEST DAILY EVENTS GUIDE!
The Picks , Art Scene, Cinema Scene, Exhibition Scene,
Stage Scene, Kids Scene, Sports Scene

Scene Classifieds: Jobs, jobs, jobs...

Seeking embassy project officer, public relations manager, Spanish-English translator, art gallery staff, marketing staff
Employment Offered, Employment Sought, For Sale/Wanted,
Housing Available/Sought, Services, Personals, Announcement
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COMRADE LANGUAGE: MAKING FRIENDS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE
True friendship in China means never having to say 'I'm sorry', 'thank you', or 'please'. This is China, not Japan where every sentence must begin and end with an apology.

ASK AYI: MY SON LU XUN
Hey Ayi,
Every year when the Nobel Prize committee convenes to choose the laureate for literature, the name of the early 20th-century Chinese writer Lu Xun comes up. As his work is inaccessible to us Chinese illiterates, please edify me on the significance of this famous scribe.
Sign me,
Q-ball

BEST BITES: HOTLINE 1950
Kitsch! Schlock! Visual chaos! Average Food! BEER
by Hu Yue

IN SHORT: Translations from the Chinese press
Fire in the Hole, Auspicious Nuptials, Inauspicious Diet, Lion Kings, Church Ruins, Tragedy of the Commons

FYI: On the Move
Perhaps it's mere coincidence, but it seems a lot of laowai have been moving house in the lead up to National Day. Local moving companies are a cheap and convenient option for moving your possessions, whether household goods or office equipment.

Yanghunzi vs. Shudaizi
STREET PUNK VS. BOOKWORM The cartoon saga continues

 
 


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