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New People’s Daily Building Copy Of Dubai Burj Al Arab?

Looks like the People Daily took a page from CCTV in coming up with tacky building designs. The recently approved design located within the vicinity of the CCTV building curiously resembled the infamous 7-star Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. Likewise, it is being criticized by the netizens as both wasteful... 

University Freshman Girl With Limo & 19 Pieces of Luggage

From Tianya:Really overdone: Most niu university new student enrolls, arrives in stretched Lincoln [limousine] carrying 19 boxes of luggageCnHubei.com reports on September 4: Accompanied by parents, delivered in a stretched Lincoln limousine, carrying 19 boxes of luggage, and provided with 2 full-time... 

Chinese Hospital Rushed By Patients & Ticket Scalpers

To see a doctor at most hospitals in China, patients must first register (挂号, gua hao, “get a number”). At the hospitals with the best reputations, there is more demand than supply. As a result, people must line up to register, and there are many unscrupulous people [票贩子, piao... 

Taiwanese Reject Typhoon Aid, Fear Chinese-Made Toxic

After the recent Typhoon Morakot devastated the island of Taiwan with over 100 people dead and many hundred people missing, mainland China donated 1000 prefabricated housing sets (mobile homes?) along with other aid including tents, blankets, and money. However, some Taiwanese people rejected this... 

Organ Donation In Shanghai Due To Unemployment

From KDS: Currently unemployed, today I went to register to donate my remains [organs] In the next few days, I’m going to go ask about insurance.Exchanged [my body] for two certificates and a nail clippers set.Comments from KDS: 山上的白云:Donating your remains [organ donation] was... 

Hard Labor: Old Man Carries Goods On Back Up Mountain

From NetEase:I had an opportunity to go to Xiyue Huashan [Mount Hua in Shaanxi province], and while admiring the beautiful scenery, I discovered a group of laborious “tiaoshangong” [a porter? laborers who carry and transport goods with poles on their shoulders]. Amongst them was an old... 

Rural Chinese Young Girl & Family Working In Brick Factory

From Tiexue: Summer Work for Zhang QianqianZhang Qianqian is from Guizhou, with her parents, living at the local brick factory, and probably also attends school at the local workers’ school.Upon asking her age, Zhang Qianqian laughed nervously and spoke of other things; I think she might... 

Foreigners Camping On The Great Wall, Chinese Reactions

From NetEase:Angry! Foreigners eating, drinking, shitting, pissing, sleeping on the Great Wall! On the night of August 3, about one hundred foreign tourists stayed overnight on the Great Wall. Just their tents and sleeping bags alone required a truck to transport up the mountain, and the Jinshanling... 

Girl Struggles To Raise Money For Own Heart Operation

From Mop:One RMB—Hope to Catch the Last Bus of LifeStarting from today, I’ve decided to sneak out of the hospital, walk onto the streets, and give every passerby one yuan. This one yuan is meant as a receipt for borrowed money. I hope I can find people who are willing to help me.Dad, mom,... 

Hangzhou Street Racer Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison

This is an update to these earlier chinaSMACK posts:Street Racing Rich Kid Kills Pedestrian, Netizens Outraged Hangzhou Street Racing Victim Compensated 1.13 MillionSummary: A young man in Hangzhou, Hu Bin, hit and killed another young man, Tan Zhuo, who was crossing the street while street racing.... 

Rich Chinese Kid’s Life Of Luxury In Dubai

From Mop:My luxurious life as a descendant of a Chinese businessman in Dubai I emigrated to Dubai with my parents when I was small. I know everyone will call me a rich kid, dandy, or other titles people envy. Everyone can think whatever they want, it does not matter. Since I have nothing to do everyday,... 

Post-80s Girl Lives In Toilet To Protest High Housing Prices

These pictures of a girl who lives in the toilet/WC/bathroom of her work place are currently found on many major China BBS. Her reason is because she says housing prices are too expensive, and her company provides this room to her for free.Comments from Tiexue: 80末90初:Small but... 

Blockberry Shanzhai Phone Ad With Obama Divide Chinese

[From: littleredbook] A brand called “HAFF-COMM” from Shenzhen, China is advertising their fake shanzhai mobile phone with an image of American president Barack Obama. The phone is named “Blockberry 9500″, and is a copy of the Blackberry 9500 that Obama uses.

Henan Fake Building Shows Village Is Developing

From Tianya: China’s Most Niu “Street-Front Building”, Definitely Will Shock You!In Henan Province Luanchuan County Jiahe Town, this building is very conspicuous. Right next to a public road, it it looks like a small two-story building at a glance, with freshly painted white walls,... 

Medical Care: Netizen Compares Hong Kong To Mainland

From Tianya: A Hong Kong compatriot’s feelings about medical accidents in mainland Summary: A Hong Konger describes her positive experience with the health care system in Hong Kong. [The actual description was pretty lengthy so I have summarized the main points.]While out with her father, she... 

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