Anger remains in the air. While a man living in Tokyo who we’ll refer to as Doug tells me that the majority of Japanese people are more concerned about issues other than Diaoyu, such as nuclear power, the average Chinese person would as lief see the two countries go to war than let Japan “own”... Read more »
By Jim Fields Every day, I bike past these three supernaturals on my way to work. They hold court over the southwest corner of Dongzhimen Bridge, existing in the shade north of Subway Exit D. Every day, no matter where the sun happens to be in the sky, no matter what ad plays on the... Read more »
Guess who showed up this morning! After rigorous searching and days of speculation, China’s president-in-waiting made a public appearance at China Agricultural University to mark National Science Popularization Day, according to Xinhua. South China Morning Post adds: Teachers and students at the university said Xi stayed at the campus for about 30-40 minutes. They said... Read more »
Tension over Japan’s purchase of the Diaoyu Islands appears to be escalating. Today, on what appears to be a gorgeous autumn afternoon in Beijing, thousands gathered outside the Japanese embassy to throw rocks, eggs, and bottles. Similar protests apparently happened in more than a dozen cities. Jacob, who runs the excellent YouTube channel BeijingShenghuo, was at... Read more »
We know that Kunming has a theme park called the Kingdom of the Little People, so of course it was only a matter of time it got shanzhai'ed. Uploaded a couple of weeks ago by YouTube user funkeymanx, here's a dwarf show in Yangshuo, China called "Pocket Kingdom Paradise." Yangshuo is one of the top tourism destinations in China -- for good reason -- but it's unclear how PKP fits in with the karst peaks, climbing walls, Moon Hill and Li River. Just roll with it, I guess.
These musicians filmed at Beijing's Temple of Heaven are quite good, but are they the best? If you know of any amateur orchestras or park singers that can give these guys a run for their money, please let us know.
We're going to visit Episode 25 of Gao Xiaosong’s Xiao Shuo, which Jim Fields wrote about two weeks ago, one last time. The show featured two cartoons, and here we present the second of those. It's even zanier than the first, featuring lines such as, "I want to tan myself into a black person, attend the Olympics, win honor for my country," and:
Beijing-based band Not There is throwing a concert tomorrow night at Yugongyishan called No Filler, featuring My September and Pacalolo and co-headlined by Residence A. The above video was directed by Gabriel Clermont, who you might remember from this video featuring DJs Wordy and SoulSpeak as part of our Chillax series.
