Pictured: Bo Guagua and Madalyn Starkey (via Yahoo) (You should click on that Madalyn Starkey link if you have no idea why this picture’s here.) (H/T Katie)
Pic via The Telegraph According to the Associated Press: Chen Guangcheng slipped out of his usually well-guarded house in Dongshigu town on Sunday, said the campaigners, who are based in China and overseas. He Peirong, a leading campaigner for Chen’s freedom, said she picked him up and drove him to “a relatively safe place” she... Read more »
Traffic Light (红绿灯) is a show on Beijing Television (BTV) that airs an ostensibly instructional segment called “Accidents That Should Never Happen.” Everything about it is ridiculous. The only way to make it more ridiculous is to watch it in slow motion, set to music.
The song in this video is Cold Fairyland – Seeds of the Ground :: 地上的种子《冷酷仙境》.
Via chinaSMACK, Youku video for those in China after the jump A new Traffic Light video goes up in 30 minutes. Don’t be a hero out on the road, people.
Via the tourism website Zhangjiajie.gov.cn By Alicia Hunan, already known for its spicy food and being the birthplace of Mao Zedong, will soon have another claim to fame: the most dangerous place for drivers. Check out the images of Tianmenshan Heaven-Linking Avenue, which has 99 turns to symbolize Heaven’s nine palaces. It’s a positively Arcadian paradise in which... Read more »
Via Side Spitting – a post that’s brilliantly titled “Shimmy and a Shake, You’re Alright” — China Daily reports that on Tuesday in Dalian, heavy fog caused flight delays that stranded about 5,000 passengers. That’s not the news though. As you know, flight delays happen all the time, and in China, sometimes they go for 15... Read more »
Via Cherwell.org I don’t normally read the Harvard Crimson, but I’m going to guess that newspaper just got its finest scoop of the year. Bo Guagua corresponded with staff writers Hana N. Rouse and Justin C. Worland (what’s with the middle initials? Must… suppress… prejudice), and wrote: Recently, there has been increasing attention from the... Read more »
