Via Discovery We’ve just switched servers, and as you may have noticed, many of our posts have been randomly disappearing as a result. This is normal — however annoying. But we’re going to step out of the way and let the DNS properly propagate. By this time tomorrow, hopefully all the problems will be solved. In... Read more »
Via China Media Project: “ABOVE: Protesters outside the government offices in Ningbo on Sunday, October 28, 2012. Image shared by a Guangdong-based user on Sina Weibo.” Lot of things happened in the last three days. Here we go with links.
“The Last Nomads of the Tibetan Plateau,” by Sean Gallagher, The Pulitzer Center We understand drunken shenanigans have been planned for tomorrow evening on Subway Line 2. Please remember: be a classy drunk, like Bill Murray, and you won’t find yourself here. Now links.
Via Daily Mail: “The 300ft spiral staircase has been installed on the wall of the Taihang Mountains in Linzhou to offer the thrill of mountaineering without the danger.” We’re very excited and proud to announce that starting tomorrow morning, Laowai Comics will be appearing on this site every Thursday. If you’re wondering whether you should... Read more »
World’s smallest egg? Via CRI: “The chicken egg, which is about two centimeters long and weighs 2.58 grams, was laid on Monday by a Malaysian bantam owned by He Daiyou, a 55-year-old hairdresser from Shapingba District, Chongqing.” Here comes another five-day workweek, unless you’re in Hong Kong, in which case, enjoy your day off tomorrow.... Read more »
At the Beijinger’s 11th anniversary party last night, via the Beijinger. On my Dragon Air flight to Hong Kong this afternoon, we were given the food option of beef brisket rice or chicken with casserole. The casserole featured thin slides of egg between soft slices of potato. Both set meals came with a shrimp salad... Read more »
Xi Jinping, you’ve made it: the cover story of Time Magazine, by Hannah Beech (paywalled). You feel that cold, Beijing? Seeps and settles in the bones, doesn’t it? Until the day central heating comes on, winter is here. Links.
Via Boing Boing: “This illustration comes from a recently published paleobiology paper examining a cache of animal bones and pottery found in a sinkhole near China’s Jiangdong Mountain. // One of the key things the researchers are taking away from this site: The range of the Giant Panda must have once been a lot larger than it... Read more »
