Fantastic China pictures from Time archives released online

Jessica woke up to see the most beautiful smile ever this morning. Yes, I know..you can tell me it's gas...but I won't believe you. I think she totally knows what she's doing when she's smiling! (Updated 3 hours, 56 minutes ago)

Joel has three #2 nipples and two #1 nipples. If he drives his mom's minivan home from the Public Health Unit at 60km/hour, at what decibel level will his 6-pound daughter register her annoyance at not being fed right at that moment? (Updated 1 day, 4 hours, 32 minutes ago)

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Tianjin rated #1 Most Livable City in China; Beijing & Shanghai exposed as overrated gong shows (8)
The Informer: "Tianjin might even be a little safer than the..."
RichFromTampa: "After visiting locals 5or6 times and enjoying..."
Mike Eden: "Shenyang also needs to be mentioned as a large city..."
chriswaugh_bj: "Oh, I noticed, I’m just adding my..."
oiasunset: "Make no mistake. I’m actually quite fond of..."

“No dogs or peasants” (1)
The Informer: "We have these types of signs in Japan, too. Take..."

How China changed me forever (3)
Joel: "Your fiance is from Shandong? They say that’s..."
Elise: "Love your post!!! I have to admit, after 6 long years..."

The “Six Why’s” (2)
Joel: "Your thoughts are in contradiction to essential truth."
Natalie: "Wait, but didn’t one predate the other. By just..."

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Chinese take-out

Have Chinese word you learn!

小资产阶级

Pronounced: xiǎo zīchǎnjiējí
Literally: little property (social) class
Means: [1] petty bourgeoisie (Mao-era China); [2] Mainlanders who frequent Starbucks (today's China).

- 2009/06/29

InterWǎng Debris

Recent China internet debris.

Chinese childhood before and after Reform & Opening

The Foreign Expert translates a magazine spread where writers recall their childhoods from the ’60s through the ’80s. The essays "follow the thread of China’s modernization and opening up, from the simple, hopeful lives of the Cultural Revolution to the first big influx of products and ideas two decades later" -- Bread, Milk, and Pocket Change: A Brief History of Childhood.

- 2009/07/02

The meanings of colours in China

Someone wrote a nifty little deal comparing the meanings associated with various colours in China and the English-speaking world: A contrastive study of color words in Chinese and English.

- 2009/07/02

Sleeping Chinese dot com

From the perennial hit SleepingChinese.com:

They talk about "The Sleeping Giant". About "The Birth of the New Super Power" or "The Awakening of the Red Dragon". Often with a strange kind of undertone, which is supposed to frighten us. The reality definitely looks more peaceful.

- 2009/07/02

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