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Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

This is a very hot post on Tianya. The original poster, called “美奴bj”, is a Chinese urban resident and is “protesting” the national policies that he/she considers unfair to urban residents: Protest! There is severe discrimination against urban citizens in rural areas. Urban...

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Nearby Fishing Boat Refused To Save Drowning Students

This is an update to our earlier post: Hubei University Students Drown While Saving Children Last week, three university students in Hubei, China drowned while rescuing two little boys trapped in the Changjiang (Yangtze) River. News of their heroic actions and sacrifice has moved many of the local students...

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Wenzhou University’s Exclusive Club For Rich & Powerful

Recently, posts showing pictures of an invitation card for a private club at Wenzhou University became very popular. There are posts on Mop and Tianya. Below are translations of what is written on the card:KLSI Private Club – Gentlefolk Center of the University Match one condition below, and...

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Old Chinese Man Selflessly Cares For His Mentally Ill Family

From Tianya:An old man takes care of three mentally ill family members, a 70-year-old nuclear researcher’s sad late years Gazing down from my balcony, I can always see this seventy-plus year-old man [pictured above], carrying pots and bowls in a plastic bag, walking alone in the afternoon sun....

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Rectification of Names: China or Zhongguo?

Oftentimes our use of language becomes so habitual that we do not question its innate meanings. The term “China” for most Chinese has little relations to the original Chinese name. For the most part, Chinese people refer to China as “Zhongguo” or the Middle Kingdom, and likewise the Chinese...

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Truck Drivers Use Horns To Wish China Happy Birthday

The following video posted on QQ was titled: “China’s Most Beautiful Horn Brothers Create A Birthday Song To Celebrate The Motherland’s Birthday”. On Mop, it is: “Horn Brothers Perform Incredible National Day/Anniversary Gift”. On Tianya, it is: “If You Marry,...

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‘I Love My Motherland’ Poem Rejected, Becomes Viral Hit

From NetEase:Why netizens vigorously support the poem “I Love My Motherland”In two days, with over 1.1 million views and 70 pages of replies, from the patriotic poem 《我爱我的祖国》["I Love My Motherland"] created by Tianya BBS member 晨歌牧马’s patriotic swiftly evolved...

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Chinese Wedding Photos Of Midget Groom & Normal Bride

From ChinaRen: They have broken through the norm, finally happily married, let’s wish them well They are finally happily married. Let’s wish this new couple well.Comments from ChinaRen and Tianya: 骨灰伴饭:Blessings, true love overcomes all. hubo957:Not easy~ ゛↗单身囧:Blessings,...

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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...

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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...

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Young Post-90s Pretty Girl Sells Bus Tickets In Shanghai

From Sohu:Post-90s beauty stuns the internet, passengers cannot help looking Commuting to and from work every day on the public bus, people have long ago become accustomed to the “ticket seller ayi [auntie]” on the public bus, apparently never changing over ten years. Recently, a photo...

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Shanghai ‘Black Girl’ Lou Jing Abused By Racist Netizens

From NetEase:Shanghai “Black girl” Lou Jing becomes famous on the internet Lou Jing [shown with mother above], who participated in DragonTV’s “Jia you! Oriental Angels“, recently became exceptionally popular on the internet, having been cursed to fame by netizens! Lou...

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Brother Zeng Yike Accused Of Stealing Her ‘Original’ Music

Former Happy Girls [a Chinese singing contest show like American Idol] contestant Zeng Yike (above) became famous for her off-key singing and manly appearance. Soon, silly Chinese netizens named her “Brother Zeng” and compared his her looks to Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) with many, many...

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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...

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Chinese Internet Memes For 2009, Year of the Ox

From Tianya: Year of the Ox’s Most Niu Internet Memes (Popular Terms)考碗族 = kǎo wǎn zú A group of people who specifically plan to take the civil servant exam.小沈阳 = Xiǎo Shěn Yáng A Chinese comedian who wears a dress and acts effeminate. He became very popular after appearing...

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2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions

Chinese netizens react to how 2012 by Roland Emmerich portrays China. Some argue that it insults the Chinese people, unlike what the media has recently claimed. Others say the people who are complaining have nothing better to do, it is only a movie!

Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China

A large picture collection of silly snowmen and snow sculptures made by creative Chinese in Northern China during the winter season's first snows. One famous internet meme is a popular choice.

Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism

A Chinese netizen shares his story of having his wallets stolen, trying to report the crime to the unhelpful police, and then discovering that the thief returned his identification and bank cards to him. Other netizens share their own pickpocket stories.

Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?

A Chinese netizen complains online that his girlfriend's A-cup breasts are too small and he is thus thinking of breaking up with her. He is immediately, widely, and humorously criticized. Many say he should be thankful for having any breasts to feel at all.

Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money

A Chinese netizens posts his experience meeting an old beggar who enters a Harbin restaurant asking for leftover food, but refusing money handouts. The beggar is a disabled war veteran and his explanation for why he will not beg for money deeply touches many Chinese netizens.

Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular

Some Chinese netizens defend the popular but sometimes controversial 男人装 (Nan Ren Zhuang) magazine, the Chinese version of the men's lifestyle magazine FHM (For Him Magazine) that often features photographs of scantily-clad and sexually suggestive women.

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

A Chinese urban resident complains online about 'discriminatory' policies preventing city people from getting land or buying houses in rural areas. This leads to a heated discussion on China's national residence registration system (hukou) and housing policy.

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All Posts Tagged With " Tianya"

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

Nearby Fishing Boat Refused To Save Drowning Students

Wenzhou University’s Exclusive Club For Rich & Powerful

Old Chinese Man Selflessly Cares For His Mentally Ill Family

Rectification of Names: China or Zhongguo?

Truck Drivers Use Horns To Wish China Happy Birthday

‘I Love My Motherland’ Poem Rejected, Becomes Viral Hit

Chinese Wedding Photos Of Midget Groom & Normal Bride

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

University Freshman Girl With Limo & 19 Pieces of Luggage

Young Post-90s Pretty Girl Sells Bus Tickets In Shanghai

Shanghai ‘Black Girl’ Lou Jing Abused By Racist Netizens

Brother Zeng Yike Accused Of Stealing Her ‘Original’ Music

Foreigners Camping On The Great Wall, Chinese Reactions

Chinese Internet Memes For 2009, Year of the Ox

2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions

Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China

Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism

Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?

Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money

Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

New ‘Certified By Netizens’ T-Shirt Now Available!

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2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions

Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China

Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism

Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?

Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money

Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair

New ‘Certified By Netizens’ T-Shirt Now Available!

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