The Atlantic is at it again with its photo slideshow of China, 47 stunning color images that have appeared at some point this year. Here they are, with seven samples after the jump. (H/T Alicia)
Update after jump. The monkeys on Mt. Emei near Chengdu are famous for their gregariousness. Never mind that behind those big, watery eyes is a scheming brain that tells its swift, prying fingers to reach into your pocket, grab that phone and chuck it off the ledge and into the river when it realizes it’s... Read more »
On Sunday, the finals of the New Silk Road China Model Contest in Hubei included a fashion show that combined Chinese and Western elements, with contestants dressed in qipao and as Barbie dolls, Victoria’s Secret models and Lady Gaga. We could tell you that the T Group part of the competition was won by Hu Shiqi... Read more »
Update, 6/21, 1:02 am: Please see after the jump. 1:15 am: Videos of the protest have surfaced. Here’s a good one. The Chinese blogosphere, specifically Weibo, is abuzz after an incident yesterday involving an African expat, believed to be Nigerian, in Guangzhou. Specifically, he died in police custody. According to Tea Leaf Nation: One netizen, @GingerYip reports, “According... Read more »
Shanghai FC Shenhua has a problem with prima donnas, specifically one Nicolas Anelka, currently the highest paid player in the Chinese Super League. Last month, according to the Telegraph, he threatened to quit the team, whining, “If there is still no one to support me and (they) continue to play little tricks behind my back…... Read more »
Shanghaiist has the story, as does the Beijinger. But damn it all if we’re letting a sex mushroom get through the day without ribbing it here. On June 17, Xi’an Up Close《西安零距离》aired a story about a “mushroom” that was found in Liucunbu village in Shaanxi province. The reporter, Ye Yunfeng, says at one point: “We can see here... Read more »
SlamBall is ridiculous. No other word serves to describe it. And it is, without a doubt, American through and through, from the concept to the packaging to the participants to the founder, Mason Gordon. It's just pure highlights; forget NBA Jam comparisons, SlamBall is to real sports what a montage of pornographic money shots is to real-life sex: divested of all but the most visceral elements.
A semi-trailer traveling from Guizhou collided with a van heading the opposite direction on a dangerous stretch of State Highway 210 in Nandan County, Guangxi on Saturday, resulting in a six-car accident that killed six and injured six others, according to Guangxi Daily. The video here is of the aftermath. Particularly striking is the excavation of... Read more »
Nude beaches are pretty uncommon in China, if only for the fact that beaches here are always packed with people, most of whom, surely, have no desire to see any choads. But a tourist in Sanya, Hainan province (the "Hawaii of the East"), Tian Ma, recently found himself looking in at a nudist resort -- a cleverly disguised one -- and thought what anyone would think: picture time! He stealthily took the images above and after the jump and posted them on his blog, Tian Ma Topics.
