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  Beijing Scene

Beijing Scene, Volume 7, Issue 6, February 25 - March 2

FEATURE STORY: The Clang of a Virtual Cash Register: Dangdang.com
With more than 200,000 titles available via its website, Dangdang.com is the biggest bookstore--online or offline--in China.

ZHAO LE: February 25 - March 2, 2000
BEIJING'S BEST DAILY EVENTS GUIDE!

Picks! Picks! Picks! Art Scene, Cinema Scene, Exhibition Scene,
Stage Scene, Kids Scene, Sports Scene

ZHAO LE: IN CHINESE!
http://www.beijingscene .com/cn/zhaole/zhaole.html

SCENE CLASSIFIEDS: Jobs, jobs, jobs...
Employment Offered, Employment Sought, For Sale/Wanted,
Housing Available/Sought, Services, Personals, Announcements

COMRADE LANGUAGE: Family Matters
In English, your aunts are called aunts; uncles are uncles, and cousins, cousins. In Chinese, everyone Might as well wear nametags with their proper titles.

ASK AYI: Ayi Goes Bananas
Yesterday while buying bananas, the local in front of me paid ¥3 and I was asked to fork over ¥30. I was so mad I knocked over the fruit stand. I realize I may have overreacted, but why should I pay ten times more for the privilege of a big nose? What should I do differently?

CULTURE SCENE: Deconstructing Wang
Alternating media with the finesse of a gunslinger, artist Wang Jinsong sticks to his message: the world is a lovely, screwed-up place.

BEST BITES: Dai Family Village
Where Andrew Lloyd Webber Meets Yunnan Cuisine

IN SHORT ... From the Chinese Press
Infected Apes, Panda Poachers, Lottery Incites Riot, Presidential Swindle, Death by Corruption, Web Rules Tighten

FYI: Adopt-a-Plant
Forgot Valentine's Day? Stood your "significant other" up and want to be forgiven? Or just want to brighten up your day with fresh flowers?