Pictures

Pictures, photographs, and images spreading in China and on the Chinese-language internet, along with the stories surrounding them, translated into English.

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  Hanfu Movement: Cultural Revival or Awkward “Time Travel”? Examples of modern Chinese people "going back in time" by wearing traditional Hanfu dress and reenacting traditional rites and rituals divide online opinion. 130
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  “Sleeping Sister” in Spring Festival Gala Audience Goes Viral A woman captured on camera sound asleep amidst a live audience happily watching the 2012 annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala show goes viral on the Chinese internet. 74
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  Guangzhou’s Yangjicun Gradually Demolished for Redevelopment A collection of photographs from 2010 to 2012 showing the dramatic demolition, clearing, and remaining nail houses in the redevelopment of Guangzhou's Yangjicun. 49
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  Incredibly Realistic Miniature Models by Chinese Art Students A collection of amazingly detailed miniature scale models made by graduating art students of Chinese buildings, homes, newsstands, shops, & even dirty restrooms! 160
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  “RedPad” Tablet Computer for Chinese Government Leaders Chinese netizen reactions to the "RedPad" tablet computer designed for & marketed to Communist Party officials & government leaders that costs 2x as much as an iPad. 92
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  Migrant Workers Riding Motorcycles Home for Spring Festival Photos of the "armies" of Chinese migrant workers and families riding motorcycles across the country to get home for the Chinese New Year Spring Festival holiday. 38
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  Chinese Female Bodyguards Training on Beach in Swimsuits Photos of Chinese female bodyguards undergoing grueling training on a beach in Hainan, China. Skeptical Chinese netizens questions why they're wearing swimsuits. 126
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  Migrant Worker Waits In Line for 6 Days for Train Tickets Home A migrant worker in China waited in line for 6 days and 6 nights to buy train tickets home to celebrate Chinese New Year, only to find his tickets are sold out. 110
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  Shengyang Fangyuan Makes CNN’s World’s 10 Ugliest Buildings List Translated Chinese netizen reactions to CNN's top 10 list of the ugliest buildings in the world, which includes the coin-shaped Fang Yuan Building in Shengyang. 55
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  Excavator on Rooftop of 12-Story Building in Taiyuan The sight of a lone excavator digger working precariously on the rooftop of a 12-story building in Taiyuan city of Shanxi province perplexes Chinese netizens. 58
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  Chinese Gymnastics Kids: Training with Tears, Sweat, & Dreams A series of photographs showing young Chinese children undergoing often painful and tiring gymnastics training for a future as professional gymnasts in China. 87
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  Chinese Girls Before and After Makeup Yet another collection of comparison photos featuring Chinese girls with & without their makeup on, educating & reminding netizens to be skeptical of "beauties". 269
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  15 Condemned Chinese Criminals Executed in 1 Day in Changsha 15 Chinese criminals convicted of murder and robbery are publicly sentenced and executed in Hunan province, including Changsha tax bureau bomber Liu Zhuiheng. 74
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  New Chongqing Skyscraper Design Derided by Chinese Netizens Chinese netizens blast a new Chongqing building designed to resemble the city's double "ren" logo as ugly, and resembling Jack and Rose on the bow of the Titanic. 41
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  Mengniu Dairy’s Website Hacked After Aflatoxin Scandal Translated Chinese netizen reactions to Mengniu Dairy company's website being hacked after news of its milk products being tainted with cancer-causing aflatoxin. 53
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  16 Modern China Engineering Feats & Industrial Achievements A collection of 16 modern Chinese engineering feats, including the world's largest Ferris wheel, LED display, hydroturbine, mobile crane, and longest public bus. 176
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  “Porsche Girl” Helps Fainted Woman on Guangzhou Street Chinese netizens discuss an incident where a young girl in a blue Porsche stops to help a middle aged woman who had fainted on the sidewalk when no one else did. 87