Why is it always the good ones who suffer the misfortune? Last Monday evening at Changli Station in Hebei province, 20-year-old Li Boya, just a railway marshal trainee, saw a man jump onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Li went in after the man, but it was too late: both got hit, and severely injured. Read more »
If you're dying with anticipation for Dark Knight Rises, the above video's not going to help. It's a preview of a short by Wolf Smoke Studio, unveiled at Comic-Con for Cartoon Network's DC Nation, and it features Catwoman in 1930s Shanghai, with a cameo by Bane. Read more »
I should mention that the ubiquity of the "shabi" (or "SB" on the Internets) chant in China probably means the real translation should be "asshole," as "cunt" seems to be on a different tier of offensiveness in American English. But I've chosen to go with the literal translation, just because. (In the interest of fairness, we should point out that if a star player arrived in Beijing, Guo'an fans here would chant "Shenhua SB" as well.) Read more »
As described by videographer Ryan Emond: Moments in China is a collection of vivid moments I experienced while traveling around China last month. The piece flows from Hong Kong to Beijing, and visits Guilin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Some moments are more significant than others, but I have a personal connection with each. They’re vivid indeed. Enjoy. Read more »
The Rolling Stones played at Shanghai Grand Stadium on April 8, 2006, and its official YouTube page just released a video of them performing "Gimme Shelter" there. No fading away for BJC -- we'll be back with you shortly. Read more »
By The Good Doctor I have a theory about what makes Beijing so attractive to so many expats: whatever activity it is you’re interested in, you can advance to a higher level here more quickly than you could back home. And if there’s an activity you’re interested in, it’s much easier getting started in Beijing... Read more »Read more »
Zhou Guangren 周广仁 is probably China's most famous musician you've never heard of, the country's first pianist to win an international prize. Born in Hannover, Germany, in 1928, her Chinese parents eventually settled in Shanghai, where she attended a German school before withdrawing in the early-40s due to its fascist, pro-Hitler teachings. Her dad was adamantly opposed to her piano training, believing she was too smart to make a career out of music, but she persisted, and after the war was convinced to stay in China to teach at the Central Academy. Read more »
Liquor makes people do strange things: jump off rooftops, get hitched to strangers... play real-life Grand Theft Auto. On Monday in Luliang, Shanxi province, a security guard at a restaurant who had too much to drink decided he'd try to hijack a car, because why the hell not. He was successful! But when that vehicle crashed into a flower bin/arrangement at a nearby plaza, he scrambled out and decided to take a second car. This was not a good idea. We're told it did not take long for police to apprehend him. Read more »
