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Monks Close Famen Temple To Protest Government Walls

Famen Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shaanxi province of China. It is very famous and influential. In 1981, the only Buddhist finger bone relic in China was found at Famen. Recently, the monks of Famen Temple have announced that they will close their gates to visitors and worshipers to protest the local... 

Cherry Blossoms, Wuhan, & Chinese Women In Kimonos

Three days ago, two Chinese women (a mother and daughter) in Wuhan went to see the “sakura” cherry blossom at Wuhan University and take pictures. However, they were different from the other people who went to admire the flowers because they were wearing kimonos, a traditional Japanese outfit... 

Complaints About Restrooms By Returnee Annoys Netizens

From Sina:Taking Care Of Baby Awkwardness: China’s Restrooms, Definitely Chinese Characteristics Bringing my daughter back to the country, I wanted to see all my relatives and good friends, and dining with guests was unavoidable. That one day, I was invited to Tang Song Fu [a restaurant] to... 

South China Sea Confrontation, Chinese Netizen Reactions

From Tom.com: America’s Military  Again Claims the Right to Enter China’s Special Economic Zone Waters The foreign ministers of both China and the United States have met at a conference and agreed to do their best to avoid incidents similar to the “Wuxia” event [the Chinese name for "Impeccable",... 

Proposal Made To Sue Mistresses For Causing Divorces

From Sina: If a couple divorces due to a “extramarital relationship”, can the non-guilty party claim damages/demand compensation from the “Little Third”*? On March 11, deputy of the National Congress Ma Lan submitted the proposal to alter the “People’s Republic of... 

Young Girl Argues With Anti-Chinese French On Airplane

From Mop: Chinese origin MM’s heart very pained: On my flight, I reproached French people who discriminate against China! It was on the plane to Paris, three weeks after the Olympic flame was obstructed in Paris.Next to me was a Westerner, his companions were also all around me. After takeoff,... 

Return To Complex Characters Proposal, Netizen Reactions

Right now, the NPC (National People’s Congress) and CPPCC (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) are happening in China. One of the proposals that were made by committee members in these organizations was to restore, resume, resurrect, or return to traditional/complex Chinese... 

Retired Tianjin Teacher Rescues Stray & Abandoned Pets

From Mop: Tianjin retired teacher Yang Xiaoyun began rescuing stray cats and dogs over 10 years ago. Presently, she has adopted over 400 stray cats and dogs, having sold her own house, and relying on a rented space. With more and more stray cats and dogs, Yang Xiaoyun has already begun feeling inadequate,... 

Chinese Reactions To Auction Of Stolen Bronze Relics

Christie’s auctioned two bronze statue heads taken from China’s Old Summer Palace by British and French army in 1860. The two heads were part of a fountain that featured the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. Some of the heads are still missing and some were purchased by rich Chinese and... 

Bystanders Only Help After Old Man Says He Fell By Himself

From Sina: Recently, various major websites have one by one all reprinted a rather obscure piece of news: A 75-year-old man in Nanjing, while getting off the bus, accidentally fell down from the rear door of the bus, was unable to get up, and the other passengers behind him all did not dare go forth... 

Young Deaf Girl On Her Knees, Begs Recruiter For Job

From Sina: A university girl kneels down before a recruiting company, hoping that they will give her a job. At Jiangbei Huaxin Street Human Resources Marketplace, job-seeker Wu Linpin said to the reporter that a 1.6m tall girl wearing a blue t-shirt and denim shorts knelt down in front of a recruiter,... 

If The Passengers On The Titanic Were Chinese…

From Tianya: Although I have watched the Hollywood blockbuster “Titanic” many years ago, the grandeur of the tragedy during the moment of the ship’s sinking forever etched in my mind. The honorable captain, the three violinists calmly facing death, as well as those gentlemen who gave... 

Beijing Company Recruits “Sex Partner” For Manager

From NetEase:Netizens expose a certain company’s job requirement: “Willing to be a sex partner” Summary: Recently, a certain tech company in Beijing has apparently included a hiring requirement in their job posting which has created an uproar on the web. Included among the various... 

Top 10 Signs A Girl Has Fallen In Love With A Man

From Tianya:1. Subtle speech When a woman loves has fallen in love with a man, she usually won’t take the initiative in pouring her heart out and saying “I love you,” and will instead send out subtle messages for you to detect. For example, while your group of young friends are on the way back... 

Teacher-Student Love Affair In Shanghai Exposed

From KDS: (no longer available)Fuxing High School test question leak gate and teacher-student love affair~ information gatheringMy god!I will begin with the incident first.Ge X: Fuxing High School history teacher and also head of instruction. Zhang X: Fuxing High School 3rd year female student.Fuxing... 

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