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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... 

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 CCTV Building On Fire, News Censored

Around 9:00pm on February 9th, the CCTV building in Beijing caught on fire. Chinese netizens quickly reported the news on the internet, with many pictures and videos. Soon, netizens began wondering why there were no television news reports about the fire, and then many websites like Sina and NetEase... 

Shoe Thrown At Wen Jiabao, Chinese Reactions

Yesterday, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was giving a speech at Cambridge University in England when a protestor threw a shoe at him. The shoe missed but reminded everyone of when a protestor threw a shoe at George W. Bush, the former American president, last December. ... 

Treacherous Official & Traitor Memorial in China

Recently, netizens uncovered a memorial museum dedicated to historical “treacherous officials” at Cheng Shan Tou Mountains in Shandong, China. The museum displayed the many notable treasonous officials and traitors in Chinese history accompanied by each of their “accomplishments”.... 

Beichuan Government Spend Millions On Luxury Cars

When the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake happened, Beichuan town was one of the hardest hit because of a lot of aftershocks that happened there. Recently, many Chinese netizens are extremely angry after discovering that Beichuan government officials have spent tens of millions buying cars for themselves in... 

Xuzhou Government Outlaws Human Flesh Search

"iPhone Girl" From NetEase:In recent years, the “human flesh search” has received widespread attention from netizen’s because of its ability to advance issues. But according to “Yangzi Evening News” report, on January 18, the “Xuzhou City, Computer Information... 

Spring Festival Train Ticket Lines In Ningbo & Xian

春运, “chun yun”, is the term for the many Chinese people who travel around the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) time period. Many Chinese people who have left their hometowns to work in other places in China must “return home” to visit their families and celebrate the holiday... 

Netizen Satire Defends Nanjing Commissioner Zhou

"What kind of cigarettes are this? This are Nanjing Cigarette Company's highest-grade "9-5 zhizun" cigarettes! One carton costs 1500 yuan!" Zhou Jiugeng, the Commissioner of the Nanjing Housing Administration Bureau that was, has been a hot topic on the Chinese BBS discussion... 

Journalist Throws Shoe At Bush, Chinese Reactions

Video on YouTube. From Tianya, “Satisfying! Bush defeated by “two stinky shoes”:American President George W.Bush suddenly visited Iraq on December 14, and with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki signed an American security agreement and a strategy framework agreement between the... 

Shandong Petitioners Forcibly Sent To Mental Asylum

Feicheng City Mental Hospital. This hospital accepted Xintai petitioners for treatment.From Sina and The Beijing News: Main points: In October this year, the local government of Xintai (新泰) in Shandong (山东) province forcibly placed farmer Sun Fa Wu (孙法武) in a state mental hospital en... 

Government Website Hacked, Official Now Sexy Girl

From Sohu:The morning of December 5th at around 9:23, Jingchu News received reports from netizens, the website of the Jingzhou City Bureau of Commerce was hacked, the profile page of government leaders was replaced by a sexy lady wearing revealing clothes. This reporter immediately contacted the Jingzhou... 

Big Mao Zedong Statue Looks Like Deng Xiaoping

A medical school in China erects a huge statue of Mao Zedong on campus. Some netizens complain that the statue actually looks like Deng Xiaoping instead of Mao. Other netizens argue about whether the school should spend so much money building so big a statue of modern China’s founder. From “Embarrassing,... 

Outrageous Siyang City Management Officials

From Tianya: (no longer accessible)Siyang, in the north of Jiangsu Province, was once the capital city of the ancient Sishui kingdom. In 2006, it had the third lowest GDP in Jiangsu Province. In the last couple of years, they have been busy reforming and opening up, seeking business investment, and... 

Wuhan Builds 2 Million RMB Luxury Public Toilet

On the south side of Hankou Liberation Park in Wuhan, China, one can find a beautiful pavilion of glass and steel amid the trees and bamboo. There is an elevator leading down underground. Where does it go? To a public toilet. “Roughly 2 million yuan has been invested in the project, it is the... 

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